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July 15, 2014

Social Media Censorship in Vietnam

by • Ngo Nhat Dang

Saadia Gardezi | IDG |on July 14 2014 In fact today, rather than being united in terms of peace, military cooperation and commerce, the vision of a single ASEAN community, is united over the heavy regulation of the media. In Vietnam specifically, many sites are blocked. These include sites of expatriate political parties, international human rights organizations, […]

June 9, 2014

Understanding Internet Freedom: Vietnam’s Digital Activists

by • [Human Rights], Le Thanh Tung, Ngo Nhat Dang, Nguyen Dinh Ha, Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, To Oanh

Viet Tan, SecondMuse | June 5, 2014 Six digital activists from Vietnam were invited to the U.S in April and May by Viet Tan, Access, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Radio Free Asia and Reporters Without Borders. During their 3 weeks stay in the U.S. the activists participated in a series of educational and human rights activities […]

May 2, 2014

RFA Hosts Vietnamese Netizens Seminar

by • Le Thanh Tung, Ngo Nhat Dang, Nguyen Dinh Ha, Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, To Oanh

RFA | 2014-05-01 WASHINGTON In two panels, speakers discussed ways to promote opening Vietnam’s oppressive digital landscape and media environment. The event was co-sponsored by RFA’s Open Technology Fund (OTF), Vietnamese reform party Viet Tan, ACCESS, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). “For RFA’s audience – and everyone around the world – empowerment begins with free speech and free press […]

April 30, 2014

Vietnam’s Blogosphere Poses Big Challenge to State Media, Activists Say

by • Le Thanh Tung, Ngo Nhat Dang, Nguyen Dinh Ha, Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, To Oanh

By Rachel Vandenbrink – RFA | 2014-04-29 Vietnam’s blogosphere is posing a big challenge to state media as social media grows in popularity and government-sanctioned newspapers lose readership, a group of Vietnamese citizen journalists and digital activists told U.S. lawmakers at a meeting in Washington Tuesday. The netizens called for tougher U.S. pressure on Vietnam to […]

April 21, 2014

VIETNAMESE ACTIVISTS IN U.S. ADVOCATING FOR PRESS FREEDOM

by • Kim Chi, Ngo Nhat Dang, Nguyen Dinh Ha, To Oanh

VNRN | APRIL 20, 2014 The visiting netizens, invited by members of the U.S. Congress and free-press organizations, will engage directly with policy makers, human rights organizations and Internet companies. They will also participate in training programs on citizen journalism and digital security. Participants will brief the U.S. Congress on Apr 29, and the activities will […]