Vietnam jails dissident for eight years over Facebook posts

HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese court on Friday jailed a dissident for eight years for anti-state activities after he posted on social media commentary critical of the Communist Party and its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

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