Committee to Protect Journalists - Vietnam tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2009-09-25T14:07:47Z Movable Type 4.23-en Vietnam's Triet urged to fulfill promises on reform tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13635 2009-09-25T14:18:34Z 2009-09-25T14:07:47Z Dear Mr. President: It has been nearly three years since Vietnam was accepted into the World Trade Organization and your government announced its intention to play a more prominent role in international organizations and multilateral forums. Your participation in this week’s United Nations General Assembly and your country’s scheduled assumption next year of the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are testament to Vietnam’s more engaged approach to international relations. Committee to Protect Journalists Blogger still detained in Vietnam; three released tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13561 2009-09-08T16:28:21Z 2009-09-09T14:47:15Z New York, September 8, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Vietnamese authorities to release immediately and unconditionally Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, a blogger who writes under the pen name Me Nam, or Mother Mushroom.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, September 8, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Vietnamese authorities to release immediately and unconditionally Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, a blogger who writes under the pen name Me Nam, or Mother Mushroom. Vietnam cracks down on bloggers and online journalists tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13545 2009-09-03T20:38:43Z 2009-09-03T20:41:28Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, September 3, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the recent harassment and arrests of online journalists and political bloggers in Vietnam. The mounting crackdown comes as Web-based journalists and bloggers' independent reporting challenges the tightly censored state-run media's traditional monopoly on local news and opinion.    

]]> Media Freedom Stalls as China Sets the Course tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10694 2009-02-10T05:57:00Z 2009-02-09T22:16:49Z China's media-control model s being embraced in Southeast Asian nations as diverse as communist-led Vietnam, military-run Burma, ostensibly democratic Thailand, and predominantly Muslim Malaysia. By Bob Dietz and Shawn W. Crispin... Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ By Bob Dietz and Shawn W. Crispin

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2008: Vietnam tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10669 2009-02-10T05:03:00Z 2009-02-09T21:43:37Z The government cracked down on journalists, bloggers, and pro-democracy activists, sending some to jail and harassing many others. The campaign of repression reversed a brief period of liberalization that accompanied the country’s 2007 accession to the World Trade Organization.... Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/
]]> Vietnamese leader urged to roll back online restrictions tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10741 2009-01-16T19:35:12Z 2009-01-16T19:38:59Z Dear President Triet: The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by new online content restrictions that appear to be part of a stepped-up official campaign to suppress and intimidate reporters, editors, and commentators. Committee to Protect Journalists Graft-busting reporter jailed for two years tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.9954 2008-10-15T23:11:28Z 2008-10-17T16:17:48Z New York, October 15, 2008--Nguyen Viet Chien, a reporter for the Vietnamese daily newspaper Thanh Nien who broke major stories on high-level government corruption in 2006, was sentenced today to two years in prison after being found guilty of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state,"... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, October 15, 2008--Nguyen Viet Chien, a reporter for the Vietnamese daily newspaper Thanh Nien who broke major stories on high-level government corruption in 2006, was sentenced today to two years in prison after being found guilty of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state," according to news reports.

]]> Police detain, beat Associated Press reporter in Vietnam tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.9782 2008-09-20T01:32:19Z 2008-10-08T12:16:04Z New York, September 19, 2008--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the actions of Vietnamese police who assaulted Associated Press reporter Ben Stocking, after detaining him in Hanoi today. Police detained Stocking, AP's Hanoi bureau chief, while he was covering a Catholic protest.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, September 19, 2008--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the actions of Vietnamese police who assaulted Associated Press reporter Ben Stocking, after detaining him in Hanoi today. Police detained Stocking, AP's Hanoi bureau chief, while he was covering a Catholic protest.

]]> Critical blogger given 30 months in prison tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.9781 2008-09-12T00:06:55Z 2008-10-08T12:20:50Z New York, September 11, 2008--The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns a Vietnamese court decision on Wednesday to imprison blogger Nguyen Van Hai, better known by his penname Dieu Cay, on charges of tax evasion. The court in Ho Chi Minh City, in southern Vietnam, convicted Hai, 55, in a... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, September 11, 2008--The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns a Vietnamese court decision on Wednesday to imprison blogger Nguyen Van Hai, better known by his penname Dieu Cay, on charges of tax evasion.

The court in Ho Chi Minh City, in southern Vietnam, convicted Hai, 55, in a closed-door trial, sentencing him to 30 months in prison, according to news reports. He was first arrested on April 19 and held in detention for five days before authorities brought charges against him.

]]> Vietnamese authorities revoke seven journalists' press credentials tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6623 2008-08-05T16:00:00Z 2008-08-05T16:00:00Z New York, August 5, 2008—The Vietnamese government revoked the press credentials of seven local journalists from four newspapers, of which at least two had aggressively covered the controversial arrest of two journalists in May, according to local and international new reports. All seven of the accused journalists are forbidden to... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 5, 2008—The Vietnamese government revoked the press credentials of seven local journalists from four newspapers, of which at least two had aggressively covered the controversial arrest of two journalists in May, according to local and international new reports. All seven of the accused journalists are forbidden to work while their press cards are suspended.

According to the reports, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Do Quy Doan ordered the revocation of five journalists’ and editors’ press cards on August 1 for what he referred to as “serious violations of information in the press.” No further details of the charges were released. Two more journalists had their press credentials withdrawn for alleged corruption, according to news reports that quoted the government mouthpiece Nhan Dan newspaper.

]]> Several journalists arrested in Vietnam tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.2242 2008-05-13T16:00:00Z 2008-09-10T19:31:07Z Dear President Nguyen, The Committee to Protect Journalists is greatly concerned by the recent spate of arrests, detentions, and trials of journalists in Vietnam. Even though Article 69 of your country's constitution broadly protects press freedom and freedom of expression, your government has continued to use criminal and national security laws to arbitrarily stifle these essential freedoms. Committee to Protect Journalists

Several journalists arrested in Vietnam

May 13, 2008
 
President Nguyen Minh Triet
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Office of the State
1 Bach Thao
Hanoi, Vietnam
 
Via facsimile: +84 4 823-1872
 
Dear President Nguyen,

The Committee to Protect Journalists is greatly concerned by the recent spate of arrests, detentions, and trials of journalists in Vietnam. Even though Article 69 of your country's constitution broadly protects press freedom and freedom of expression, your government has continued to use criminal and national security laws to arbitrarily stifle these essential freedoms.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2007: Introduction tag:cpj.org,2008://1.6758 2008-02-05T17:11:00Z 2009-04-06T21:12:02Z By Joel SimonIn August 2008, when the Olympic torch is lit in Beijing, more than 20,000 journalists will be on hand to cover the competition between the world's greatest athletes. Behind the scenes, another competition will be taking place. If the Chinese government has its way, this one will remain... Committee to Protect Journalists By Joel Simon

In August 2008, when the Olympic torch is lit in Beijing, more than 20,000 journalists will be on hand to cover the competition between the world's greatest athletes. Behind the scenes, another competition will be taking place. If the Chinese government has its way, this one will remain hidden. It will be a battle over information, and it will have far greater implications for the world than the medal count.
]]> Attacks on the Press 2007: Asia Snapshots tag:cpj.org,2008://1.6734 2008-02-05T16:55:30Z 2009-04-07T17:26:50Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks & developments throughout the region]]> Award-winning journalist released tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6622 2008-02-04T17:00:00Z 2008-02-04T17:00:00Z New York, February 4, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the recent release from prison of Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, an award-winning writer and journalist. Thuy, 47, had an unexpected trial before the Hanoi’s People’s Court on Thursday. She was sentenced to nine months and 10 days on charges of... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, February 4, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the recent release from prison of Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, an award-winning writer and journalist.

Thuy, 47, had an unexpected trial before the Hanoi’s People’s Court on Thursday. She was sentenced to nine months and 10 days on charges of “causing public disorder” under Article 245 of Vietnam’s penal code, according to news reports. Having already served that amount of time, she was immediately released.

]]> Several journalists arrested in Vietnam tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.2241 2008-01-11T17:00:00Z 2008-09-15T18:50:40Z Dear President Nguyen, The Committee to Protect Journalists is greatly concerned by the recent spate of arrests, detentions, and trials of journalists in Vietnam. Even though Article 69 of your country's constitution broadly protects press freedom and freedom of expression, your government has continued to use criminal and national security laws to arbitrarily stifle these essential freedoms. Committee to Protect Journalists

May 13, 2008
 
President Nguyen Minh Triet
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Office of the State
1 Bach Thao
Hanoi, Vietnam
 
Via facsimile: +84 4 823-1872
 
Dear President Nguyen,

The Committee to Protect Journalists is greatly concerned by the recent spate of arrests, detentions, and trials of journalists in Vietnam. Even though Article 69 of your country's constitution broadly protects press freedom and freedom of expression, your government has continued to use criminal and national security laws to arbitrarily stifle these essential freedoms.

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