Tolerance.ca
Director / Editor: Victor Teboul, Ph.D.
Looking inside ourselves and out at the world
Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based.

Vietnam: Blogger Jailed for 15 Months for 'Abusing Democratic Freedoms'

A popular Vietnamese blogger has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for posting material critical of that country's Communist Party leaders.Following a brief trial Wednesday in Hanoi, Pham Viet Dao was found guilty of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the state's interests." The judge said Dao's posts defamed party and state leaders, "causing anxiety among the public and reducing people's trust in the leadership."The 61-year-old apologized for...


Read complete article

© Voice of America -
Subscribe to Tolerance.ca


Follow us on ...
Facebook Twitter