Vietnam - Two more bloggers arrested for “abusing democratic freedoms”

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns yesterday's arrest of two bloggers, Nguyen Huu Vinh and his employee Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, for posting articles that allegedly contained “bad content and incorrect information that reduces prestige and trust in state agencies.” They have been charged under article 258 of the penal code covering “abuse of democratic freedoms,” which carries sentences ranging from warnings to two years in prison, or seven years in “grave circumstances.” “The arrest of two more (...)

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