'I wanted to stay and fight for my beliefs' says jailed Vietnamese blogger forced into exile
February 17, 2017 12:22 PM ET
Vietnamese journalist and religious activist Dang Xuan Dieu was granted early release January 12 from a 13-year prison sentence on anti-state charges filed over his critical reporting. As with recent early releases of other jailed Vietnamese journalists, Dieu was...
Vietnamese journalist Dang Xuan Dieu released from prison
January 13, 2017 11:47 AM ET
Bangkok, January 13, 2016 - The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release from prison of Vietnamese journalist Dang Xuan Dieu and calls on Vietnamese authorities to free unconditionally all journalists held behind bars. Dieu was released late last...
Bloggers imprisoned in mass sentencing in Vietnam
January 9, 2013 6:01 PM ET
Bangkok, January 9, 2013--At least five independent bloggers were sentenced today to harsh jail terms in Vietnam, according to local and international news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns this move and calls on Vietnamese authorities to reverse...
In Vietnam, crackdown on journalists in past six months
October 3, 2011 9:40 AM ET
New York, October 3, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the recent crackdown on freedom of expression in Vietnam and calls on the government to immediately and unconditionally release all of the journalists detained in the country....