PEN America: Vietnamese government must release journalist Trương Huy San
The journalist recently criticised the police and top government officials on his popular Facebook page.
Vietnam: New wave of arrests of critics
Human Rights Watch said that the Vietnamese government should end its crackdown against bloggers, rights campaigners, and activists.
Vietnam: Internet freedom critical for the right to development
The right to development in Vietnam is currently threatened by the government’s efforts to restrict public space, particularly online.
RSF calls for immediate release of two Vietnamese journalists held in appalling conditions
Two Vietnamese journalists began a hunger strike to protest their detention conditions.
Journalist Duong Van Thai arrested in Vietnam after disappearing in Thailand
The Committee to Protect Journalists said that Vietnam has a history of targeting journalists living in exile.
Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Lan Thang gets six years in prison for “anti-state propaganda”
Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Lan Thang was accused of “defaming the party and state” by posting 12 videos about local politics and by giving interviews to the BBC.
Vietnamese journalist Huynh Thuc Vy beaten, choked by prison guards
Detained independent blogger Huynh Thuc Vy told her young daughter that guards had beaten and choked her at the Gia Trung Prison.
CPJ calls on Vietnam authorities to release IPFA winner Pham Doan Trang
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Vietnamese authorities to release journalist Pham Doan Trang who was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment on propaganda charges. The case is under appeal and a trial will be held this week.
Vietnamese video blogger Do Cong Duong dies in prison
Detained since 2018 for his reporting on land disputes and corruption, citizen journalist Do Cong Duong died on 2 August. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) sounds the alarm about the situation of the 40 other journalists and bloggers currently detained in Vietnam.
Two Vietnamese state media journalists convicted for exposing corruption
Vietnamese courts have convicted two state media journalists for exposing corruption, sentencing Nguyen Hoai Nam to a long jail term and Phan Bui Bao Thy to a year of “reeducation.”
Vietnamese journalist Le Van Dung sentenced to 5 years in prison
Le Van Dung, a member of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam, was convicted after a two-hour trial and sentenced to five years in prison and five subsequent years of probation for posting videos on social media that allegedly defamed the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Vietnam sentences journalist Le Trong Hung to 5 years in prison
A court in Hanoi sentenced journalist Le Trong Hung to five years in prison and five years of probation. Hung is a reporter for independent online news outlet “Chen Hung Nuoc Viet” and a former National Assembly candidate.
Vietnam: Campaign against independent voices barrels forward
ARTICLE 19 said Vietnamese authorities regularly use the Penal Code to punish human rights defenders, independent journalists and writers, and others exercising their right to freedom of expression.
Combined jail terms of five Vietnamese journalists total nearly 15 years
Court convicts “Bao Sach” journalists who published online reports on corruption in Vietnam.