Vietnam jails three independent journalists for subversion
Catholic lawyer says their writings aimed at promoting freedom of expression and the values of democracy
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Pham Chi Dung, head of the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vietnam, was handed a 15-year jail term. (Photo supplied)
A court in southern Vietnam has imposed harsh sentences on three reporters who work for a society of freedom of information.
On Jan. 5, the People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced Pham Chi Dung, 55, head of the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vietnam, to a 15-year jail term. His deputy Nguyen Tuong Thuy, 71, and his assistant Le Huu Minh Tuan, 31, were each given 11-year sentences.