May 2009

Yahoo’s Delicate Dance in Vietnam

May 28, 2009 The portal is expanding in the Asian country but is taking pains to avoid being drawn into government efforts to curb citizens’

Peaceful Evolution Angst

May 24, 2009 HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM — The Vietnamese Communist Party, like its fraternal party in China, has identified the No. 1 threat

Vietnam deports Australian for dissent

May 19, 2009 A Vietnamese-born Australian citizen expelled from Vietnam after being accused of terrorism was in fact arrested for taking pictures of protesting farmers,

10 Worst Countries to be a Blogger

April 30, 2009 CPJ names the worst online oppressors. Booming online cultures in many Asian and Middle Eastern nations have led to aggressive government repression.

Nowhere safe for Vietnamese bloggers

May 4, 2009 A major leap forward for freedom of expression in Vietnam has been the rise of blogs. But this development has led to