October 22, 2014
RWB CALLS FOR THE RELEASE OF 27 JAILED VIETNAMESE BLOGGERS
RSF | Oct 20, 2014 Vietnam is the world’s second biggest prison for bloggers and cyber-dissidents, after China. Vietnam’s bloggers are a source of independently-reported news and information that is an alternative to the government media. They write about corruption, environmental problems and the country’s political developments. There have been several waves of arrests of […]
August 28, 2015
Catholic Youth Activists Released After 4-Year Sentences in Vietnam
by Nhan Quyen • Thai Van Dung, Tran Minh Nhat
RFA | Aug 27, 2015 Two Catholic youth activists released from prison this week after serving four years on charges of attempting to overthrow Vietnam’s communist government said Thursday they refused to accept their convictions and vowed to continue their activism. Tran Minh Nhat was arrested on August 27, 2011 and sentenced 4 years in jail and […]