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Vietnam imprisons 65-year-old veteran for blogging

Ngo Hao, a 65-year-old veteran, was found guilty of calling for peaceful overthrow of the government on his blog.

On Sep 13, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Tech

Vietnam just banned doing pretty much anything online

You can blog about yourself, without mentioning the news. That's pretty much it.

On Sep 2, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Internet Culture

China escalates war on citizen journalism

Critics say it's a government attack on citizen journalism

On Aug 2, 2013 by Kris Holt

Internet Culture

Vietnam to outlaw blogging as we know it

In Vietnam, your blog must be about you, and you only.

On Aug 1, 2013 by Kevin Morris

Internet Culture

Imprisoned Vietnamese blogger has spent 32 days on hunger strike

The country has been on a tear arresting bloggers, while one who's served five years is starving himself to death behind bars.

On Jul 24, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Internet Culture

Vietnam: The worst place in the world to be a blogger?

Vietnam is dedicated to criminalizing dissent on blogs, Here's why its latest victim was put away.

On Jun 18, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Internet Culture

Vietnamese blogger’s site becomes weaponized after his arrest

Trong Duy Nhat is only the most recent citizen arrested for criticizing his government online.

On May 29, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

Internet Culture

Vietnam employs nearly 1,000 “public opinion shapers” online

The small army of Internet commenters and bloggers spend hours each day typing their support for the regime.

On Jan 16, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Vietnam convicts 14 more for online dissidence

Specific charges included posting anti-government content to their blogs, linking to anti-government material online, and teaching fellow Vietnamese about digital security.

On Jan 10, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Internet Culture

Why space colonization is bad for your health

Also in today's Reddit Digest: The history of peanuts in Asia, the snobbiest subreddits, and gravitational pull.

On Jan 1, 2013 by Kevin Morris

Internet Culture

Why the U.S. Embassy has an account on a Vietnamese pirate hub

U.S. officials are trying to connect with Vietnamese Internet users on Zing, a popular social network that's like a hybrid of Facebook and The Pirate Bay.

On Oct 31, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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3 bloggers imprisoned for criticizing Vietnamese government

Three members of a blogging group called the "Free Journalists Club" were sentenced to between 4 and 12 years in prison for challenging Vietnam's record on human rights.

On Sep 24, 2012 by Kevin Morris

Internet Culture

U.S. to Vietnam: Please don’t censor the Internet

In a letter obtained by the Daily Dot, the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam ironically echoed the same kind of criticisms activists have made against American Internet legislation,

On Jun 7, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Tech