Vietnam - Independent publisher freed, but questioned again

Reporters without borders

Buit Chat, the head of the independent publishing house Giay Vun (“Recycled Paper), was released on 2 May after being held for three days on his return from Argentina but was briefly detained again on 3 May for more questioning. The authorities have also kept the “Freedom to Publish Prize” which he received from the International Publishers Association (IPA) during his visit to Buenos Aires and which was confiscated when he was arrested on 30 April. Bjorn Smith-Simonsen, who heads the IPA's (...)

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