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  • Vietnam’s new cyber security law draws concern for restricting free speech -   Techcrunch, June 12, 2018   Big tech firms including Google, Facebook and Twitter have expressed major concern after Vietnam’s government passed a law that promises to introduce tighter restrictions on free speech online. The new regulation passed this week strengthens the government’s position on censoring the internet, drawing Amnesty International to decrythat it leaves “no […]
  • Vietnam’s new law tightens control of the internet - Companies will be expected to store user data locally and remove offensive posts from the internet within one day. CNET, June 12, 2018 Vietnam wants more control of its internet. Godong/UIG via Getty Image Vietnam is taking a leaf out of China’s book when it comes to regulating the internet. Legislators in Vietnam have approved […]
  • Vietnam passes cybersecurity law despite privacy concerns -  Associated Press, June 12, 2018 HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese legislators on Tuesday passed a contentious cybersecurity law, which critics say will hurt the economy and further restrict freedom of expression. The law requires service providers such as Google and Facebook to store user data in Vietnam, open offices in the country and remove offending contents within […]
  • Vietnam Tightens Grip on Internet With Data-Storage Law - New cybersecurity law requires internet companies to store Vietnam-based users’ data on servers in the country Vietnam has seen a surge in protests over plans to allow foreign companies 99-year land leases at strategic sites.Photo: str/EPA/Shutterstock By James Hookway, Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2018 Vietnam’s plans to vigorously police the internettook a step forward Tuesday […]
  • In Vietnam, Protests Highlight Anti-Chinese Sentiment - “No leasing land to China even for one day,” read a banner hoisted during the recent protests. By Gary Sands, The Diplomat, June 12, 2018 More than a dozen protesters were detained in Hanoi on Sunday following demonstrations against proposed special economic zones which could potentially favor Chinese investors. Demonstrations in other Vietnamese cities, including […]
  • Vietnam detains 100 after protests turn violent - AFP, June 12, 2018 HANOI: Authorities in Vietnam have detained more than 100 people after protesters pelted government buildings with rocks and Molotov cocktails, injuring dozens of police officers, state media reported on Monday. The rare demonstrations on Sunday took place in several parts of the country in response to legislation on three special economic […]
  • Viet Nam: New Cybersecurity law a devastating blow for freedom of expression - With the sweeping powers it grants the government to monitor online activity, this vote means there is now no safe place left in Viet Nam for people to speak freely. Clare Algar, Amnesty International’s Director of Global Operations   Amnesty International, June 12, 2018   Reacting to the news that Viet Nam’s National Assembly has […]
  • VIỆT NAM: Luật An Ninh Mạng mới dập tắt tự do biểu đạt - Ân xá Quốc tế, ngày 12/6/2018   Phản ứng trước thông tin Quốc hội ở Việt Nam vừa thông qua dự luật An Ninh Mạng có tính chất áp chế nặng nề, trao cho chính quyền sức mạnh lấn lướt để hạn chế tự do trên không gian mạng, Clear Algar, giám đốc vận hành […]
  • BPSOS Lập hồ sơ về đàn áp biểu tình: Cần thông tin và người dịch thuật - Ngày 11 tháng 6, 2108 http://machsongmedia.com Chính quyền VIệt Nam đã điều động cảnh sát cơ động, công an thường phục và các trật tự viên không rõ gốc gác để đàn áp các cuộc biểu tình chống đối Luật Đặc Khu Kinh Tế và Luật An Ninh Mạng. Họ đã hành hung dã man […]
  • Vietnam Parliament Approves Bill on Cyber Security Despite Widespread Objection - Defend the Defenders, June 12, 2018   Vietnam’s highest legislative body National Assembly has passed the bill on Cyber Security despite widespread objection, both from the domestic public and the international community. On the vote conducted in the morning of June 12 as part of the first one-month sitting of the parliament, 423 legislators said […]