Viet Tan Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Vietnamese activists and bloggers stand for sentencing in court. (AFP/Vietnam News Agency)

Bloggers imprisoned in mass sentencing in Vietnam

January 9, 2013 6:01 PM EST

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 the charges on appeal and release the bloggers.

Vietnam releases journalist, nine others still jailed

January 17, 2012 1:03 PM EST

Bangkok, January 17, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release from prison of French-Vietnamese blogger Pham Minh Hoang and calls on Vietnam’s Communist Party-led government to remove the continuing restrictions on him and free the nine other journalists still behind bars.

Vietnamese blogger handed harsh prison sentence

August 11, 2011 2:19 PM EDT

Bangkok, August 11, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the prison sentence handed down on Wednesday to French-Vietnamese blogger Pham Minh Hoang and joins international calls for the dual national’s immediate and unconditional release.