Blogger nguyen van dai and his colleague le thu ha remain in police. An environmental activist has been jailed for six years in vietnam for antistate facebook posts, as part of the countrys continuing crackdown on social media. Vietnamese police have arrested one of the countrys best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown against internetfuelled dissent in the one. Vietnam struggles to crackdown on activist blogs the internet becomes the principal forum for vietnamese dissent with its communist rulers trying to clamp down with laws, arrests, intimidation and longer prison sentences. Blogger detained amid escalating crackdown in vietnam november 4, 2016 1. Hanoi, vietnam ap vietnamese police have arrested a blogger for allegedly posting antistate comments in the communist countrys latest crackdown on dissent. Vietnam orders crackdown on bloggers world news the. Blogger arrested for criticizing government must be freed.
The arrest and detention of blogger ho van hai underscores vietnams reputation as one of the worlds worst jailers of journalists, said shawn. Vietnam arrests 2 bloggers in new crackdown inquirer news. Vietnamese police said they had arrested a blogger for posting bad content about the government, as part of a longrunning crackdown on online dissent in the communist country. Vietnamese police have arrested a wellknown blogger for posting articles on the internet critical of the communist government, a sign that the oneparty state is continuing its crackdown. Vietnam blogger jailed for six years for facebook posts. Six activists jailed in vietnam amid crackdown on dissent. Nguyen huu vinh, 57, more commonly known as anh ba sam, was arrested in hanoi on monday for posting articles with bad content and incorrect information that reduces. Vietnamese authorities knew it looked terrible to arrest activists, said brad. Pham viet dao, 61, was arrested in hanoi on thursday for abusing democratic freedoms, the ministry of. Environmental activist nguyen ngoc anh stands in court during his trial in vietnam. Vietnamese bloggers sentenced to prison in a renewed. Vietnam arrests prominent blogger for abusing freedoms.
Hanoi, vietnam ap vietnam has arrested two democracy activists for posting articles critical of the government on the internet, signaling a continued crackdown on dissent despite the early. Doan anh sang, former deputy chief executive officer of the bank, formally known as joint stock commercial bank for investment and development of vietnam, was accused of. Vietnam arrests prominent blogger pham chi dung mining. Vietnamese police have arrested another blogger, her mother and diplomats said friday, as authorities continued a crackdown against writers who have criticized communist party. Vietnam blogger crackdown continues with harsh supreme.
Vietnam jails three more activists in crackdown on facebook posts. Vietnam has jailed three more people for antigovernment posts on. Since 2017, the vietnamese authorities have arrested or exiled. The arrest of pham chi dung is the continuation of an intensified crackdown against political activists and bloggers in vietnam, freelancer duong van thai, a vietnamese political asylum seeker in thailand and a former staterun media reporter in vietnam, told voa. Vietnam has been escalating its arrests of bloggers. Hanoi, vietnamvietnam has arrested two democracy activists for posting articles critical of the government on the internet, signaling a continued crackdown on dissent despite the early release of three dissidents last month. Vietnam arrests wellknown blogger for criticism the.
A prominent blogger has been arrested in vietnam accused of disseminating antistate articles in the communist countrys latest crackdown on online dissent, police said tuesday. The case raises alarms of a new wave of repression against independent media and free expression online in vietnam. The blogger is the third locked up in less than a month in an intensifying crackdown against dissent. Vietnam arrests blogger in crackdown on critics the. According to the southern citys police department, the 52yearold is accused of spreading information and documents on the internet that are against the. Repressive vietnam ramps up crackdown on activists and bloggers. Vietnam arrests former deputy minister as part of graft.
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Vietnam arrests antichina blogger for posting bad content. Since 2017, vietnam has been escalating its arrests of bloggers and social. Vietnam ese communist police have arrested a blogger for allegedly posting antistate comments in the communist countrys latest crackdown on dissent ho van hai was arrested in southern ho chi minh city on wednesday. Vietnam vietnam has arrested two democracy activists for posting articles critical of the government on the internet, signaling a continued. Vietnamese police have arrested another blogger for allegedly posting antistate comments in the communist countrys latest crackdown on dissent. Vietnams repression of human rights and democracy activists. Vietnamese police have arrested a blogger for posting antistate comments in the communist countrys latest crackdown on dissent. The latest victim of the crackdown is nguyen dinh ngoc, a prominent blogger who was arrested after police searched his home in southern ho.
Hanoi, vietnam ap vietnamese police have arrested one of the countrys best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown. Vietnam arrests blogging doctor in crackdown on dissent. Saudi arabia ends death penalty for minors and floggings. Prominent blogger arrested in vietnam indonesia real. Police in vietnam have arrested a prominent blogger for antistate activities, reports say. On october 3, 2011, bob bietz, cpjs asia program director stated, with these arrests, vietnam now ranks among the worst jailers of journalists in the world. Hanoi, vietnam vietnamese police arrested another blogger, her mother and diplomats said friday, as authorities continued a crackdown against writers who have criticized communist party. Ho van hai was arrested in southern ho chi minh city on wednesday. Hanoi, vietnam ap vietnamese police have arrested one of the countrys best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown against internet. Facebook is defending itself against allegations that it allows illegal content in violation of vietnam s cybersecurity law. The latest victim of the crackdown is nguyen dinh ngoc, a prominent blogger who was arrested after police searched his home in southern ho chi minh city on december 27, according to news reports. The vietnamese government engaged in a broad crackdown on freedom of speech, opinion, association, assembly, and religion in 2016. An announcement on the citys official police website said authorities would.
Reporters without borders reported on the arrest of the catholic blogger paulus le son and the major police operation. Rights group, dissidents slam arrest of vietnamese blogger. A prominent vietnamese blogger and his assistant were sentenced to prison last week in hanoi for their work on a popular web site, read by millions of vietnamese, that reported on human rights and government corruption. Police in vietnam arrested a former deputy labor minister on friday on allegations of economic mismanagement, as the communistled government presses on with a crackdown. Vietnam has arrested four more dissidents as crackdown on opposition intensifies a police special force soldier stands guard outside the main venue of the national congress of vietnam. An international human rights group on monday slammed the arrest of a prominent blogger in vietnam over the weekend, as other dissidents decried a growing crackdown on online freedom of expression. Hanoi, vietnam vietnamese police have arrested a blogger on charges of posting antistate comments in the communist countrys latest crackdown on dissent ho van hai was arrested in. Hanoi, vietnam vietnamese police have arrested one of the countrys best known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown against internetfueled dissent in the oneparty, authoritarian state. In vietnam, arrests dash hopes that crackdown on bloggers. On 29 july 2017, hanoi police arrested four activists pham van troi, pastor nguyen trung.
Vietnam arrests blogger in latest crackdown on dissent vietnamese police have arrested a blogger for posting antistate comments in the communist countrys latest crackdown on dissent. Vietnam arrests blogger in latest crackdown on dissent. Vietnam is in the midst of an unprecedented political crackdown against peaceful expression. The crackdown under way underscores the communist party governments enduring fear of an independent press scrutinizing its record, policies, and personalities. American university student arrested in police crackdown on protests in vietnam vietnamese protesters shout slogans against a proposal to. File in this march 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for facebook appears on screens in new yorks times square. Responding to the news that vietnamese blogger and political journalist le anh hung has been arrested under suspicion of abusing. The arrest showed hanois desire to exercise greater control over the. Communist vietnam arrests blogger in latest crackdown on. Vietnam blogger crackdown continues with harsh supreme court ruling, more arrests 23 april 2020 an hai. Vietnam blogger crackdown continues with harsh supreme court.
In vietnam, arrests dash hopes that crackdown on bloggers will end. Hanoi, vietnam ap vietnamese police have arrested a blogger accused of posting erroneous and slanderous information about the communist government, state media reported monday. Vietnam arrests prominent blogger le quoc quan wsj. Blogger nguyen van dai and his colleague le thu ha.
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