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Lawyer Ha Huy Son said on Monday that his client Nguyen Van Hai and two others, Phan Thanh Hai and Ta Phong Tan, have been charged. The state-run newspaper Ho Chi Minh City Law said the three are accused of posting 421 articles on their blogs that “distorted and opposed the State.”
3 Vietnamese Bloggers Charged Over Their Writing
Nguyen Thu Tram and Nguyen Ngoc Quang threatened with imprisonment after collaborating with the Guardian on a story about harassment of pro-democracy activists
Vietnam dissidents forced to flee after exposing Communist crackdown | World news | The Guardian
(Bangkok) – Eight Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 48 writers from 24 countries who have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award recognizing writers who demonstrate courage and conviction in the face of political persecution, Human Rights Watch said today.
Vietnamese Writers Honored for Commitment to Rights | Human Rights Watch
Vietnam: Free Religious Activists Immediately | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Vietnamese authorities should immediately end their crackdown on religious activists and free 15 people detained for expressing their beliefs, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests, primarily targeting Catholic Redemptorists, are a new blot on the country’s already problematic record on freedom of religion. The current wave of arrests began on July 30, 2011, when the police arrested three Catholic activists at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City as they returned from abroad.
Reporters sans frontières condamne l’arrestation musclée, le 3 août 2011, à Hanoï, du blogueur Paulus Lê Son ( http://paulusleson.wordpress.com/ ). Le net-citoyen a été arrêté dans le cadre d’une vaste opération de police visant une dizaine de personnes d’obédience catholique.
Dans un contexte de plus en plus tendu, Paulus Lê Son à nouveau arrêté - Reporters sans frontières
AFP: Family fears for arrested Vietnam priest's health
HANOI — The family of a Catholic priest who is one of Vietnam's best-known dissidents expressed concern over his health Tuesday following his re-arrest after more than a year of medical leave from jail.
(New York) - Dozens of peaceful advocates for democratic reforms, rule of law, religious freedom, and human rights face arbitrary detention and harsh prison sentences, with no respite in sight, Human Rights Watch said today, on the fifth anniversary of the founding of the democracy movement known as Block 8406. "With a steady stream of people being locked up for nothing more than asking for their rights, the situation is critical," said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
Vietnam: Free Political and Religious Detainees | Human Rights Watch
Lawyer Cu Huy Ha Vu is one of Vietnam's more high-profile activists Mr Vu was sentenced to seven years in jail and three years of house detention afterwards.
BBC News - Vietnam activist Cu Huy Ha Vu jailed after Hanoi trial
Hanoi (AsiaNews) - " At least 29 Catholics were arrested at 8 AM on Monday morning when they were on their way to the court-house to observe the proceedings,” against lawyer and activist Cu Huy Ha Vu , the Catholic Youth Association of Vinh reported. Among them was Le Quoc Quan, a celebrated Catholic lawyer who has just filled out his application to run for Congress as a Catholic .
VIETNAM Hanoi Catholics arrested and beaten for wanting to follow Cu Huy Vu trial - Asia News