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Amnesty International Condemns Viet Nam’s Jail Sentences for Bloggers Practicing Free Speech

Amnesty International calls the harsh prison sentences handed down to three bloggers accused of spreading anti-state propaganda in Viet Nam…

September 24, 2012

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Amnesty International Calls on Viet Nam to Release Detained Bloggers

Amnesty International calls on Viet Nam to immediately and unconditionally release three bloggers who face up to 20 years in…

September 21, 2012

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Crackdown on Freedom of Expression in Vietnam Must End

Mass arrests at a peaceful protest in Hanoi are just the latest blow to freedom of expression in Vietnam.

August 7, 2012

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Viet Nam urged to release jailed blogger

The Vietnamese authorities must immediately release a French-Vietnamese blogger who has been sentenced to three years in prison on national…

August 10, 2011

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Amnesty International Urges Vietnam to Release Jailed Blogger

The Vietnamese authorities must immediately release French-Vietnamese blogger Pham Minh Hoang, who has been sentenced to three years in prison…

August 10, 2011

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Viet Nam: Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Vietnamese Activist Jailed Over Democracy Calls

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Vietnamese Activist Jailed Over Democracy CallsContact:…

April 14, 2011

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Viet Nam: Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Vietnamese Activist Jailed Over Democracy Calls

Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, April 5, 2011Amnesty International Demands Release of Prominent Vietnamese Activist Jailed Over Democracy CallsContact:…

April 14, 2011

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Vietnam: Amnesty International Calls on Vietnamese Authorities to Release Dr. Nguyen Dan Que

Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, an endocrinologist and political and nonviolent human rights activist, has been arrested again by...

March 27, 2011

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Viet Nam: Amnesty International Condemns Vietnam Activist’s Sentence

Amnesty International Press ReleaseImmediate ReleaseWednesday, January 26, 2011Amnesty International Condemns Vietnam Activist’s SentenceContact: AIUSA Media Relations, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty…

March 27, 2011

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Vietnam: Amnesty International Urges Vietnam to Unconditionally Release Catholic Priest

A Vietnamese human rights activist and Catholic priest who was temporarily allowed to leave detention on Monday, March 15,...

March 27, 2011

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Vietnam: Amnesty International Calls on Vietnamese Authorities to Release Dr. Nguyen Dan Que

Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, an endocrinologist and political and nonviolent human rights activist, has been arrested again by...

March 27, 2011

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Viet Nam: Amnesty International Condemns Vietnam Activist’s Sentence

Amnesty International Press ReleaseImmediate ReleaseWednesday, January 26, 2011Amnesty International Condemns Vietnam Activist’s SentenceContact: AIUSA Media Relations, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty…

March 27, 2011