CPJ, partners urge Rubio to press Vietnam on jailed journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ, partners urge Rubio to press Vietnam on jailed journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists joined PEN America and other partner organizations in a joint letter Tuesday urging U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pressure Vietnam to release all imprisoned journalists in the country, including 2022 International Press Freedom Award winner Pham Doan Trang.   The joint action specifically requests Rubio to call on Vietnam to stop incarcerating journalists, end harassment and threats against independe…

Global Coalition Urges U.S. Secretary of State to Address Vietnam's Human Rights Abuses

In advance of Vietnam Human Rights Day on May 11, a coalition of international human rights and free expression organizations—including PEN America, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Legal Initiatives for Vietnam (LIV), PEN International, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Vietnamese Abroad PEN Centre, and Vietnamese Advocates for Change—released a joint letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to press the Vietnamese government for…