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 […]
December 3, 2014
ANOTHER BLOGGER ARRESTED FOR “ABUSING DEMOCRATIC FREEDOMS”
by Nhan Quyen • Dinh Nhat Uy, Hong Le Tho (Nguoi Lot Gach), Nguyen Huu Vinh (Anh Ba Sam), Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, Pham Viet Dao, Truong Duy Nhat
RSF | 2/12/2014 Hong Le Tho was arrested on 29 November for posting an article critical of the ruling Communist Party on his blog “Nguoi Lot Gach” (“brick-layer”), which dealt mainly with political issues. The authorities seized his laptop, his mobile phone and USB flash drive, and closed the blog shortly after his arrest (see […]