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Vietnam irked by 'unsuitable' US prize for jailed dissident
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2022
» HANOI: Vietnam on Thursday objected to the United States granting a prize for courage to a dissident writer jailed for nine years for anti-state propaganda, describing her award as "unobjective and unsuitable".
Vietnamese pair jailed for Facebook posts on deadly land dispute clash
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» A Hanoi court on Wednesday ordered the jailing of two activists who posted on Facebook about a land dispute clash that left four people dead on the outskirts of Vietnam's capital last year.
Prominent dissident journalist jailed in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» A Hanoi court on Tuesday sentenced one of its most prominent dissident journalists to nine years behind bars on anti-state charges, the latest jailing of a press worker in Vietnam.
Vietnam detains activist hours after human rights meeting with US
Reuters, Published on 07/10/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam has arrested a prominent blogger and dissident for "anti-state activities" hours after its government held annual talks on human rights with the United States, sources and international human rights groups said on Wednesday.
Vietnam activist 'stopped' from meeting Obama
AFP, Published on 24/05/2016
» HANOI - A Vietnamese activist Tuesday said he had been stopped by authorities from meeting Barack Obama as the US leader prepares to engage with rights campaigners in the tightly controlled communist nation.
At secret Vietnam gig, dissidents hope Obama remembers them
AFP, Published on 22/05/2016
» HANOI - At a secret gig in a Hanoi house, a clutch of democracy activists listen intently to the words of a bluesy ballad, a small act of defiance by critics of Vietnam's communist regime who hope a visit by Barack Obama will open rather than cramp their space to operate.