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  • (2) VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND OTHER DIFFICULTIES THEY FACE - Not all human  rights work places human rights defenders at risk, and in some States defenders are generally well protected. However, the severity and  scale of reprisals committed  against  defenders were  one  of the primary motivations  behind  the  adoption of the  Declaration  on human rights  defenders and  the  establishment of the  mandate of the  Special […]
  • Vietnam Widens Crackdown on Free Expression with Conviction of Bloggers - Sep 25, 2012 – Freedom House condemns the conviction of three Vietnamese pro-democracy bloggers for expressing political dissent and calls for their immediate release. The Vietnamese government must end its campaign against those exercising their right to free expression online. 
  • Vietnam Human Rights Network Protests against the Prison Sentences Handed down to Three Human Rights Activists Nguyen Van Hai, Ta Phong Tan, and Phan Thanh Hai. - Sept 24, 2012 – During a hasty and crooked trial in Saigon on September 24, 2012, three Vietnamese human rights activist bloggers were severely sentenced on charge of “Conducting propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Article 88 of the Vietnamese Penal Code as follows: 
  • Viet Nam: Pillay concerned about harsh sentences against journalists and bloggers - GENEVA (25 September 2012) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed deep concern about the conviction and harsh sentencing of three prominent Vietnamese journalists and bloggers, noting this reflected a trend of increasing restrictions on freedom of expression in Viet Nam, especially against those who use the Internet to voice […]
  • The Announcement of the bloggers and freelancers on the case of journalist Hoang Khuong - Dated: Sep 17, 2012. Dear friends, In the context of corruption is a national disaster, the situation of abusing powers to misappropriate and extract money of people is increasingly common, the goal of journalist Hoang Khuong is justified, significantly contributing to the effort of the whole people aimed at cleaning up the administrative mechanism of […]
  • Viet Nam: Bloggers’ shameful jail sentences aim to stifle free speech - September 24, 2012 – Harsh prison sentences handed down to three bloggers accused of spreading anti-state propaganda in Viet Nam after a trial which lasted only a few hours are nothing short of a shameful attempt to silence dissent in the country, Amnesty International said. Nguyen Van Hai, known as Dieu Cay (“the peasant’s pipe”) was […]
  • Vietnam hands three bloggers harsh prison terms - Bangkok, September 24, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the harsh prison sentences handed down today to three prominent Vietnamese online journalists convicted of anti-state charges. In a widening crackdown on press and Internet freedoms, Vietnamese courts have sentenced six journalists and bloggers to prison in the last five weeks. Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s […]
  • Vietnam: Update – Appeal of human rights defenders Dau Van Duong, Tran Huu Duc, and Chu Manh Son to take place on 26 September 2012 - Posted 2012/9/24, Front Line Defenders – The appeal of human rights defenders Mr Dau Van Duong, Mr Tran Huu Duc, and Mr Chu Manh Son will begin in the People’s Court of Nghe An on 26 September 2012 at 7:30 am. On 24 May 2012, the three human rights defenders, who were involved in citizen journalism […]
  • Statement on the Trial of Blogger Dieu Cay (aka Nguyen Van Hai) - September 24, 2012 – We are deeply concerned by reports that the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court convicted and sentenced blogger Dieu Cay to 12 years in prison for peacefully expressing his political views.  The government’s treatment of Dieu Cay appears to be inconsistent with Vietnam’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political […]
  • HEAVY JAIL SENTENCES FOR THREE BLOGGERS AFTER SHAM TRIAL - MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2012 – Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the harsh and unjust jail sentences that a court imposed today on three bloggers on charges of anti-state propaganda at the end of a summary trial in southern Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. Nguyen Van Hai (who used the blog name of Dieu Cay) was sentenced to […]