February 15, 2013
CPJ – ATTACKS ON THE PRESS in 2012
Vietnam Vietnam intensified its grip on old and new media through a campaign of censorship, surveillance, and imprisonments. Central Propaganda Department officials held weekly meetings with top newspaper editors, outlining news agendas and identifying banned topics. The list of prohibited topics expanded to include criticism of the government’s economic management, land conflicts between the state and local […]
February 15, 2013
Support our Campaign: We Are All Vietnamese Bloggers!
by Defend the Defenders • [Human Rights], 17 Catholic youths, Bui Chat (Bui Quang Vien), Bui Thanh Hieu (Nguoi Buon Gio), Bui Thi Minh Hang, Cu Huy Ha Vu, Ho Thi Bich Khuong, Huynh Ngoc Tuan, Huynh Thuc Vy, Huynh Trong Hieu, Le Cong Dinh, Le Quoc Quan, Le Thang Long, Lo Thanh Thao, Nguyen Hoang Vi, Nguyen Hue Chi, Nguyen Ngoc Cuong, Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (Me Nam), Nguyen Ngoc Tuong Thi, Nguyen Phuong Uyen, Nguyen The Hung, Nguyen Thien Nhan, Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay), Nguyen Xuan Dien, Pham Ba Hai (Trang Thien Long), Pham Toan, Thich Quang Do, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc, Trinh Kim Tien, Vi Duc Hoi
Điếu Cày is a 60-year-old Vietnamese blogger. In 2007, he wrote the text published below. Four months later, he was arrested and convicted. In 2012 he was subsequently sentenced to 12 years in jail. Why? Because he wrote about freedom in Vietnam on his blog. Traduction: With passion, patriotism and a will to serve our country, […]