Blogger i se svou asistentkou ve vazbě za blogování

Blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh a jeho asistentka Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy jsou ve Vietnamu drženi ve vazbě bez soudního řízení od května 2014. Obvinění jsou za „zneužívání demokratické svobody“ na politických blozích. Rodina a právník Nguyena Huu Vinha mají po jeho návštěvě v říjnu obavy o jeho zdraví kvůli podmínkám, ve kterých je držen.

Blogger and his assistant in detention without trial

Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh and his assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy have been held in custody without trial since May 2014. The duration of the detention has exceeded the legally permitted period of time. They were accused of „abusing democratic freedoms“ on political blogs. Nguyen Huu Vinh’s family and lawyer are concerned with his health because of the bad condition in which he is being held.

Vietnam:16 years behind bars for political blog

Vietnamese citizen Tran Huynh Duy Thuc has been sitting for six years in prison for his blog calling for political reform and respect for human rights. He was imprisoned after an unfair trial in which he had been sentenced to 16 years. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience imprisoned just for exercising his right to freedom of expression. International organizations call for his immediate release along with other 35 Vietnamese political prisoners.