US slams ’disturbing trend’ of Vietnam activist jail terms

AFP

May 17, 2013 HANOI - The US on Friday called for the release of two Vietnamese activists jailed for distributing anti-government leaflets, saying their case highlights a "disturbing trend" of authorities muzzling dissent. University student Nguyen Phuong Uyen, 21, was jailed for six years, while computer technician Dinh Nguyen Kha, 25, was imprisoned for eight years by a court in southern (...) (18/05/2013)

Lawyer Wants Charges Against Vietnamese Activists Re-Examined

(Radio Free Asia) - May 15, 2013 A lawyer representing two Vietnamese activists set to face trial for crimes against the state urged authorities Wednesday to re-examine the charges against them, as a human rights group called for their release and an investigation into reports they had been abused in (...)

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Russian-financed search engine in Vietnam sends politically sensitive searches Google’s way

(Associated Press) - May 16, 2013 HANOI, Vietnam — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google’s dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company’s website, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers (...)

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