Vietnam Today

Vietnam lawyer’s arrest worries US

June 16, 2009 A prominent lawyer arrested in Vietnam may have been detained because of his opposition to a bauxite mine being developed by Chinese

Pro-democracy lawyer arrested in Vietnam

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 Hanoi – The arrest of a prominent pro-democracy lawyer at the weekend on charges of “colluding with domestic and foreign reactionaries

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’

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.