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Alerts - Vietnam

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Vietnam

Call for release of Catholic activists

The four were arrested for allegedly distributing pro-democracy leaflets and are accused of conducting propaganda against the state.

Vietnam

Attack on state media reporters shows all journalists are at risk

Nguyen Ngoc Nam and Han Phi Long, both reporters with the official Radio Voice of Vietnam, were severely kicked and beaten while covering the forced eviction of around 1,000 villagers from their farmlands.

Vietnam

Three journalists handed anti-state charges

Nguyen Van Hai, Phan Thanh Hai, and Ta Phong Tan were charged with anti-government propaganda concerning a total of 421 articles they had posted on their blogs that "denigrated the state".

Vietnam

Blogger released

Pham Minh Hoang, arrested in August 2010, was released on 13 January 2012.

Vietnam

Peaceful activist sent to "education center" for 24 months

Police arrested Bui Thi Minh Hang for conducting a silent protest and ordered her detained without trial.

Vietnam

Newspaper reporter arrested for undercover investigation of police corruption

Nguyen Van Khuong, who writes under the pen-name of Hoang Khuong, is to be held for four months while the authorities investigate his use of a bribe to expose traffic police corruption.

Vietnam

Appeal court reduces blogger's jail sentence but upholds three years of house arrest

The appeal court judge said he had taken account of Pham Minh Hoang's "recognition" of "his errors," his request for clemency and his pledge to sever all ties with Viet Tan, an outlawed pro-democracy party.

Vietnam

Overturn democracy activist's sentence, says Human Rights Watch

Peaceful blogger Pham Minh Hoang was punished because he wrote about social and political issues in the country and was sentenced to three years in prison and three years on probation.

Vietnam

Two citizen journalists jailed for illegally broadcasting to China

Members of the Falun Gong religious movement, Vu Duc Trung and Le Van Thanh had been broadcasting programmes from the radio station The Sound of Hope Networkover a distance of 800 km from their farm in the town of Thach Loi, east of Hanoi.

Vietnam

Dissidents mentioned in "Guardian" article flee country

Nguyen Thu Tram and Nguyen Ngoc Quang were quoted in the newspaper's article titled "Vietnam cracks down on online critics ahead of Communist congress," published in January 2011, in which they revealed the severe measures taken by the government to maintain control over public opinion.

Vietnam

Dissident writers amnestied

Tran Duc Thach and Nguyen Van Tinh were included in an amnesty celebrating Vietnamese National Day.

Vietnam

Activist and Internet writer sentenced to four years in prison

Lu Van Bay, a prominent pro-democracy activist, wrote and published articles online calling for the end of one-party rule and the introduction of a multiparty political system.

Vietnam

Human Rights Watch calls on authorities to free peaceful land rights activists

Defending people with grievances and peacefully criticising the government are activities that should be protected under the right of freedom of expression in international law, Human Rights Watch said.

Vietnam

French-Vietnamese blogger sentenced to three years in prison

Pham Minh Hoang has decided to appeal and asks the French authorities to pressure the Vietnamese government to review his sentence.

Vietnam

Blogger Paulus Le Son arrested again amid mounting tension

Son's arrest is suspected to be linked to his coverage of the proceedings against Cu Huy Ha Vu, a well-known cyber-dissident.

Vietnam

Blogger Nguyen Van Hai reportedly critically injured in prison; concerns for safety

Nguyen Van Hai's wife was told by a prison security guard that her husband had lost an arm or a hand in prison; no further details were given about his condition or how and when the accident happened, and the report has not been officially confirmed.

Vietnam

Police return ailing dissident priest to prison

Father Nguyen Van Ly, who had been granted temporary medical parole in March 2010, must serve five more years behind bars followed by five years of probationary house arrest.

Vietnam

Journalists detained, released in clampdown

Police detained and interrogated three reporters who were covering anti-China protests in Hanoi where around a dozen demonstrators were arrested.

Vietnam

Writer Tran Khai Thanh Thuy released from prison, exiled to United States

"We are enormously relieved that Thanh Thuy is free, and extremely grateful to all who were part of the international campaign to win her release," said PEN American Center.

Vietnam

Press decree part of crackdown on freedom of expression, says ARTICLE 19

ARTICLE 19's key concerns with the decree include unnecessary restrictions placed on journalists, media workers and bloggers, which further undermine media freedom.

Vietnam

IPA condemns detention, ongoing harassment of Freedom to Publish awardee

Bui Chat was again temporarily detained on 5 and 6 June 2011, the day he was invited to attend the Swedish National Day Celebrations at the invitation of the Swedish Embassy.

Vietnam

CJFE condemns continued detention of blogger Nguyen Van Hai

CJFE has urged the government to immediately provide information on the blogger's whereabouts and condition, and allow his family access to him.

Vietnam

2011 IPA Freedom to Publish Prize recipient Bui Chat set free on conditions

Bui Chat was temporarily released on 2 May after having been arrested by authorities, but remains under surveillance and subject to continuing interrogation by the authorities in Vietnam.

Vietnam

IPA condemns arrest of 2011 Freedom to Publish Prize recipient

Publisher Bui Chat was honoured on 25 April in Buenos Aires for courage under difficult conditions. He was arrested upon his return to Vietnam on 30 April and his award confiscated.

Vietnam

Online commentator receives harsh sentence

Vi Duc Hoi was given a five-year prison term for critical essays posted on the Internet.

Vietnam

Government urged to free influential democracy activist

Writer Vi Duc Hoi was sentenced to eight years in prison after his articles and Internet postings advocating human rights and democratic reforms were deemed to constitute a national security crime.

Vietnam

Peaceful dissidents and bloggers arbitrarily locked up

"With a steady stream of people being locked up for nothing more than asking for their rights, the situation is critical," said Human Rights Watch.

China / Vietnam

Two radio station operators to be tried for broadcasting to China

Vu Duc Trung and Le Van Thanh, members of the Falun Gong movement, are accused of broadcasting on short-wave without a permit to China.

Vietnam

Conviction of human rights activist violates right to free expression, says ARTICLE 19

Prominent legal scholar and human rights activist Cu Huy Ha Vu has been sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of house arrest for "conducting anti-state propaganda activities".

Vietnam

Authorities urged to overturn labour activists' harsh prison sentences

Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung, Do Thi Minh Hanh, and Doan Huy Chuong were arrested in February 2010 for distributing leaflets and helping to organise a strike at a shoe factory.

Vietnam

New media decree will force journalists to publish sources or face fines

The decree, which fines journalists for vague infractions and requires them to publish sources, is a further blow to freedom of expression in Vietnam, says Human Rights Watch.

Vietnam

Journalist succumbs to burn injuries

"Media killings are rare in Vietnam and authorities should act to ensure that a culture of impunity does not begin to take root," CPJ said.

Vietnam

Journalist critically injured in fiery attack

A fellow reporter at Le Hoang Hung's newspaper told the Associated Press: "He covers everything from land disputes and the police beat to health care and education. It could be revenge."

Vietnam

CPJ concerned as government plays "national security" censorship card

A new executive decree will give authorities greater powers to penalise journalists, editors and bloggers who report on issues deemed as sensitive to national security.

Vietnam

End chokehold on dissent before Party Congress, urges Human Rights Watch

The Communist Party should renounce its practice of tightening controls on peaceful dissent in the lead up to the 11th Party Congress and free those who have been imprisoned, detained and censored, Human Rights Watch said.

Vietnam

Human Rights Watch calls on government to release legal activist Cu Huy Ha Vu

Cu Huy Ha Vu's arrest is part of an ongoing campaign against lawyers and activists who defend human rights and challenge official misconduct, says the organisation.

Vietnam

Popular woman blogger arrested over blog entry about senior party official

If convicted Le Nguyen Huong Tra could be facing up to seven years in prison.

Vietnam

Blogger's detention prolonged illegally, two other bloggers arrested

Nguyen Hoang Hai completed a two year jail-sentence but he is still being held and has reportedly been transferred to a different prison.

Vietnam

French-Vietnamese blogger charged with trying to topple government

Pham Minh Hoang was arrested in August and is now charged with "activities aimed at overthrowing the government" and membership of a "terrorist organisation".

Vietnam

French blogger detained in Ho Chi Minh City

Pham Minh Hoang has been held incommunicado for allegedly violating article 79 of the criminal code, which refers to attempts to overthrow the government.

Vietnam

Government urged to pardon detained journalists and netizens

Vietnam needs to respect its undertakings to guarantee freedom of expression, RSF said.

Vietnam

Internet café owners ordered to install applications blocking certain websites

All retail Internet locations will be required to install a particular application on their servers by 2011, with the Internet cafés in Hanoi expected to be the first to comply.

Vietnam

Government crackdown on bloggers and websites

The government is detaining and intimidating independent bloggers while also permitting cyber attacks from Vietnam to disable websites critical of the government.

Vietnam

Isolated political detainees at risk of torture

Human Rights Watch calls for an end to the detention of three peaceful activists held since February.

Vietnam

Overturn conviction of peaceful democracy activists, Human Rights Watch urges

Three democracy advocates who were accused of colluding with activists abroad to organise an opposition political party are appealing their sentences.

Vietnam

Independent magazine continues to publish despite harassment

"Eliminating 'To Quoc' seems to be part of the conservative plan before the party's 11th congress," according to the magazine's founder.

Vietnam

Seriously ill dissident editor granted early release

The health of Nguyen Van Ly has deteriorated drastically during his detention in Ba Sao prison in the north of the country.

Vietnam

Blogger arrested just three days after completing jail term

Sources said the pretext for detaining Le Thi Cong Nhan was to prevent her from meeting with a foreign journalist.

Vietnam

Amid a mounting crackdown, two blogs shuttered

Blogosin and Bauxite Vietnam, two blogs that have published critical perspectives on sensitive government issues, have apparently been shut down.

Vietnam

Writer sentenced to three and a half years in prison on trumped-up assault charge

Tran Khai Thanh Thuy and her husband were the victims of violence by the security forces.

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