In Vietnam, the police harassed local journalists and lawyers for writing on social media, in which they stinked of “democratic freedoms,” write Deutsche Welle.
In They also explained that reporter Chiong Hu San and lawyer Tran Dinh Trien were accused of “thresholding democratic freedoms as a means of encroaching on the interests of the state.” For such a crime, the country faces up to 7 years of dismissal.
The 62-year-old journalist previously worked for several people in Vietnamese newspapers. The man was called after his blog became one of the most popular in Vietnam. He sharply criticized the government's control over the media, news from China, corruption, as well as the new President To Lam and the General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Fu Chong. Hanoi lawyers and brave fate at the rich resonant ship's right. The ZMI states said that they are confused by the commentary about the order that was published on Facebook.
As DW points out, as we have introduced broad economic reforms, it is becoming increasingly dcritim For social changes, the important Communist Party maintains strict censorship of media.
Prepared by: Nina Petrovich