June 30, 2013
Amid Rising Dissent, Vietnam Cracks Down on Bloggers
By Brendan Brady TIME | 27 June 2013 | On blogs and social media, agitated Vietnamese are bypassing their authoritarian government’s monopoly on mass communication, reporting on its failings and galvanizing discontent with its rule. Some have railed against personal injustices, others have challenged the system itself. Truong Duy Nhat, a disgruntled journalist who retired from […]
July 3, 2013
CPJ: Vietnam intensifies crackdown on bloggers
by Nhan Quyen • Dinh Nguyen Kha, Dinh Nhat Uy, Pham Viet Dao, Truong Duy Nhat
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) New York, July 2, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned by the ongoing investigation into a critical Vietnamese blogger. Dinh Nhat Uy was the third blogger arrested in a month, signaling that the country’s crackdown continues to intensify.