Committee to Protect Journalists - Vietnam tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2012-01-17T18:16:30Z Movable Type 4.34-en Vietnam releases journalist, nine others still jailed tag:cpj.org,2012://1.18345 2012-01-17T18:03:14Z 2012-01-17T18:16:30Z 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.... Committee to Protect Journalists French-Vietnamese blogger Pham Minh Hoang was released from prison on Friday. (AFP)

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 police detain reporter who covered corruption tag:cpj.org,2012://1.18296 2012-01-04T18:55:31Z 2012-01-04T19:06:22Z New York, January 4, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Vietnamese journalist Nguyen Van Khuong's detention on Monday in Ho Chi Minh City on charges related to "giving bribes." Khuong can be held in detention for as long as four months while authorities investigate his case, according to official statements.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, January 4, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Vietnamese journalist Nguyen Van Khuong's detention on Monday in Ho Chi Minh City on charges related to "giving bribes." Khuong can be held in detention for as long as four months while authorities investigate his case, according to official statements.

]]> In Vietnam, crackdown on journalists in past six months tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17966 2011-10-03T13:40:01Z 2011-10-03T13:46:10Z 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.... Committee to Protect Journalists 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.

]]> Vietnamese blogger handed harsh prison sentence tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17708 2011-08-11T18:19:52Z 2011-08-11T18:22:12Z 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.... Committee to Protect Journalists 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. Concerns rise about jailed Vietnamese blogger tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17652 2011-07-27T18:07:58Z 2011-07-27T18:23:10Z Bangkok, July 27, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about the health of Nguyen Van Hai, a Vietnamese blogger held in government detention since April 2008, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release on humanitarian grounds.... Committee to Protect Journalists Bangkok, July 27, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about the health of Nguyen Van Hai, a Vietnamese blogger held in government detention since April 2008, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release on humanitarian grounds. Journalists detained, released in Vietnam clampdown tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17585 2011-07-11T18:31:41Z 2011-07-12T20:10:12Z Committee to Protect Journalists Bangkok, July 11, 2011--Authorities must stop harassing journalists reporting on public demonstrations in Vietnam, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On Sunday, police detained and interrogated three reporters who were covering anti-China protests in Hanoi where around a dozen demonstrators were arrested.    

]]> Online commentator receives harsh sentence in Vietnam tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17235 2011-04-29T20:43:04Z 2011-04-29T20:44:22Z Committee to Protect Journalists Bangkok, April 29, 2011--Vietnamese authorities should release democracy activist and online commentator Vi Duc Hoi, who was given a five-year prison term Tuesday for critical essays posted on the Internet, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.  

]]> Attacks on the Press 2010: Asia Analysis tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16567 2011-02-15T05:53:00Z 2011-02-15T14:33:52Z Partisan Journalism and the Cycle of Repression by Bob Dietz and Shawn W. Crispin Lal Wickramatunga's family and publishing house, Leader Publications, have paid dearly in Sri Lanka's highly charged political climate. While Leader's newspapers, including the weekly Sunday Leader, are widely known for tough, independent reporting, they have... Committee to Protect Journalists Partisan Journalism and the Cycle of Repression With journalists in their midst, police and protesters clash in Bangkok. (Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom)

by Bob Dietz and Shawn W. Crispin

Lal Wickramatunga's family and publishing house, Leader Publications, have paid dearly in Sri Lanka's highly charged political climate. While Leader's newspapers, including the weekly Sunday Leader, are widely known for tough, independent reporting, they have been caught up in a partisan media environment, one filled with violence and censorship. Wickramatunga's brother has been murdered, his company has been sued, and his journalists face intimidation.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2010: Vietnam tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16578 2011-02-15T05:04:00Z 2011-01-24T18:00:27Z h7 {float:none;width:auto;height:auto;font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:normal; margins:5px;} Top Developments • In run-up to Communist Party Congress, authorities clamp down on Internet. • Critical blogs targeted in hacking attacks; government complicity seen. Key Statistic 5: Online journalists imprisoned on December 1, reflecting crackdown on Internet commentary. Vietnam targeted online journalists in a clampdown on... Committee to Protect Journalists Top Developments
• In run-up to Communist Party Congress, authorities clamp down on Internet.
• Critical blogs targeted in hacking attacks; government complicity seen.

Key Statistic
5: Online journalists imprisoned on December 1, reflecting crackdown on Internet commentary.

Vietnam targeted online journalists in a clampdown on dissent ahead of a 2011 Communist Party Congress at which top government appointments and policies were to be determined. At least five journalistic bloggers were among dozens of activists arrested on national security-related charges, including "spreading propaganda against the state" and "abusing democratic freedoms." The government maintained some of the world's strictest Internet controls, which included blocks on Facebook and numerous Vietnamese-language websites, including those maintained by the exile-run, pro-democracy Viet Tan and human rights organizations critical of the government. Independent analysts found evidence of official involvement in hacking attacks on critical blogs and websites.

]]> Vietnamese journalist succumbs to burn injuries tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16641 2011-01-31T17:42:44Z 2011-01-31T17:44:03Z Committee to Protect Journalists Bangkok, January 31, 2011--The death of a Vietnamese journalist who was brutally attacked last week underscores the urgency for authorities to investigate the case, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Le Hoang Hung, a reporter with the Nguoi Lao Dong (Laborer) newspaper, succumbed to severe injuries in a Ho Chi Minh City hospital over the weekend, according to international news reports.]]> Vietnamese journalist critically injured in fiery attack tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16566 2011-01-21T18:11:17Z 2011-01-21T18:15:12Z Bangkok, January 21, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about a Wednesday morning attack on Vietnamese reporter Le Hoang Hung, who was doused with chemicals and set on fire by an unknown assailant while sleeping in his house in Tan An town, according to local and international press... Committee to Protect Journalists Bangkok, January 21, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about a Wednesday morning attack on Vietnamese reporter Le Hoang Hung, who was doused with chemicals and set on fire by an unknown assailant while sleeping in his house in Tan An town, according to local and international press reports. 

]]> Concern as Vietnam plays 'national security' censorship card tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16514 2011-01-13T20:58:26Z 2011-01-13T22:01:59Z Committee to Protect Journalists Bangkok, January 13, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about a new executive decree issued on January 6 in Vietnam that will give authorities greater powers to penalize journalists, editors, and bloggers who report on issues deemed as sensitive to national security. The new media regulations were issued amid a mounting clampdown on dissent shortly before Wednesday's opening of the 2011 Communist Party Congress.  ]]> Another blogger arrested in Vietnam crackdown tag:cpj.org,2010://1.16245 2010-10-28T19:09:12Z 2010-10-28T20:07:53Z Bangkok, October 28, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the arrest and detention of Vietnamese blogger Le Nguyen Huong Tra. Her arrest is the latest episode in a mounting crackdown on bloggers leading up to a crucial Communist Party congress scheduled for January 2011.... Committee to Protect Journalists mounting crackdown on bloggers leading up to a crucial Communist Party congress scheduled for January 2011. ]]> A wave of media suppression in Vietnam tag:cpj.org,2010://1.16231 2010-10-22T20:40:53Z 2010-10-26T16:39:54Z New York, October 22, 2010--CPJ is concerned by Vietnamese authorities' recent crackdown against several bloggers and one print journalist.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, October 22, 2010--CPJ is concerned by Vietnamese authorities' recent crackdown against several bloggers and one print journalist.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2009: Vietnam tag:cpj.org,2010://1.13901 2010-02-16T05:06:00Z 2010-02-15T19:52:40Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ Top Developments
• Bloggers face regular harassment and detention.
• Government conducts extensive online censorship.

Key Statistic
300: Number of cybercafés outfitted with software tracking visits to banned Web sites.

While maintaining its tight grip on traditional news media, the government intensified its already significant controls over the Internet with new restrictions on content and heightened monitoring of the blogs that have emerged as an alternative source of news and commentary. Internet penetration continued to surge, with an estimated 22 million users among the country’s approximately 89 million people, according to Ministry of Information and Telecommunications statistics.

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