Vietnam: Free Journalist Arrested for Dissent

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Nguyen Vu Binh. © Private (Bangkok) – The Vietnamese authorities should immediately drop all charges and release the prominent blogger Nguyen Vu Binh, Human Rights Watch said today.Hanoi police arrested Nguyen Vu Binh, 55, on February 29, 2024, for expressing views critical of the Communist Party of Vietnam. He was charged with conducting propaganda against the state under article 117 of the penal code. A Hanoi court is scheduled to hear his case on September 10. If convicted, he faces up to 12 years in prison.“Nguyen Vu Binh has tirelessly campaigned for…

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