Vietnam

89 million people
1,270 USD GNI (PPP)
Internet:
Not Free
Press:
Not Free
Not Free

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Freedom Alert

Vietnam Continues Crackdown on Free Speech with Conviction of 14 Activists

Jan 9 2013 - 10:34am

Freedom House condemns the conviction of 14 human rights defenders in Vietnam and calls for their immediate release and for the release of other jailed free speech advocates. Their conviction is the latest in an intensified attack by the government on those seeking to exercise their right to free speech, and their trial was one of the largest ever trials of human rights defenders in the country.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom, Religious Freedom, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
Freedom Alert

Vietnam Renews Attack on Free Expression Online

Dec 31 2012 - 1:48pm

Freedom House condemns the recent escalation in the persecution of free speech advocates in Vietnam, and calls for the release of several bloggers who have been unjustly imprisoned for shining a light on corruption and human rights abuses.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
Freedom Alert

Vietnam Widens Crackdown on Free Expression with Conviction of Bloggers

Sep 25 2012 - 2:42pm

Freedom House condemns the conviction of three Vietnamese pro-democracy bloggers for expressing political dissent and calls for their immediate release. The Vietnamese government must end its campaign against those exercising their right to free expression online.

Issues: 
Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
Press Release

New Report: Lack of Institutional Reform Hinders Democratic Progress in the Middle East

Sep 17 2012 - 11:54am

Nearly two years after a wave of popular uprisings began in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a lack of substantive institutional reform has left states struggling to maintain democratic achievements, according to a new Freedom House report. The findings illuminate reform failures that have contributed to recent violence across the MENA region.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Experts

Sarah Cook

Senior Research Analyst for "Freedom on the Net" and East Asia


Issues: 
Internet Freedom
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific

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