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Vietnam: Escalating Persecution of Bloggers
Recent Arrests, Physical Attacks Require Strong Diplomatic Response JUNE 19, 2013 (New York, June 20, 2013) – The Vietnamese government should unconditionally release recently arrested bloggers and end physical attacks on critics, Human Rights Watch said today. Vietnam’s donors and trading partners should publicly call on the government to end the use of the criminal … 
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VIETNAM HUNGER STRIKE TESTS OFFICIAL INTIMIDATION
BY MIKE IVES ASSOCIATED PRESS HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Cu Huy Ha Vu’s books come with pages torn out by prison guards. Only some of his letters reach home. He is not allowed to access evidence from his trial or to see his wife alone. This treatment, described by Vu’s wife, has driven the Vietnamese … 
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Vietnam Arrests Prominent Blogger
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam—Vietnamese police have arrested one of the country’s best-known bloggers for posting criticism of the communist government, intensifying a crackdown against Internet-fuelled dissent in the one-party, authoritarian state. The arrest of Pham Viet Dao, 61, indicates the level of concern in the Communist Party over the threat posed by Internet activism. Up … 
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