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Vietnam jails leading journalist over Facebook posts

  • A Vietnamese court sentenced an independent journalist to 30 months in prison for Facebook posts that criticized the government, according to state media.
  • The journalist was convicted of 'abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state' through 13 articles on Facebook, as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
  • Vietnam has enacted new rules requiring social media companies to verify user identities and share data with authorities.
  • His articles were described by RSF as 'an invaluable source of information enabling the Vietnamese public to access censored information by the Hanoi regime.
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Human Rights Watch broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
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