Vietnam Arrests Prominent Journalist Huy Duc
Vietnamese authorities have arrested journalist Huy Duc for Facebook posts undermining the state. The Ministry of Public Security stated his posts violated state interests. Lawyer Tran Dinh Trien was also detained on similar charges.
Vietnamese authorities have arrested leading independent journalist Huy Duc for 'abusing democratic freedoms' through Facebook posts that allegedly undermine the state.
The Ministry of Public Security stated that Duc's posts violated the interests of the state, organizations, and individuals.
Huy Duc, who previously worked for influential newspapers in Vietnam, was dismissed in 2009 for criticizing the Soviet Union.
Duc's recent posts criticized Vietnam's new president To Lam and communist party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Lawyer Tran Dinh Trien was also arrested on the same charges.
Reporters Without Borders ranks Vietnam 174th out of 180 countries for press freedom.
Duc's blog, critical of government issues, is among the most popular in Vietnam.
RSF has called for his release, highlighting Duc's role in providing censored information to the Vietnamese public.
The Ministry of Public Security stated that Duc's posts violated the interests of the state, organizations, and individuals.
Huy Duc, who previously worked for influential newspapers in Vietnam, was dismissed in 2009 for criticizing the Soviet Union.
Duc's recent posts criticized Vietnam's new president To Lam and communist party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Lawyer Tran Dinh Trien was also arrested on the same charges.
Reporters Without Borders ranks Vietnam 174th out of 180 countries for press freedom.
Duc's blog, critical of government issues, is among the most popular in Vietnam.
RSF has called for his release, highlighting Duc's role in providing censored information to the Vietnamese public.
