In the past week, Vietnamese courts have convicted two state media journalists for exposing corruption, sentencing one to a long jail term and the other to a year of “reeducation.” Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns these criminal convictions designed to silence journalists who were serving the public interest.
Nguyen Hoai Nam was sentenced to three and a half years in prison under article 331 of the penal code on 5 April, three days after completing 12 months in pre-trial detention in Ho
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