April 28, 2020
Vietnam jails man for Facebook posts ‘defaming’ the regime
Facebook is often used as a tool for activists and civilians to disseminate news in Vietnam.PHOTO: AFP HANOI (AFP) – Vietnam sentenced a 24-year-old man to five years in prison on Tuesday (April 28) for Facebook posts that were considered anti-state, as the hardline communist regime ramps up pressure against dissent on the social media […]
April 28, 2020
Amid UN Call for Releasing Prisoners of Conscience, Vietnam Sends Second Facebooker to Jail within Two Days
by Nhan Quyen • Phan Cong Hai
Defend the Defenders, April 28, 2020 Amid the call of UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to release prisoners of conscience in order to protect their health from the deadly Coronavirus infection, Vietnam’s communist regime has sent the second Facebooker named Phan Cong Hai to prison for online activities, Defend the Defenders […]