Reporting carries high costs for RFA journalists in authoritarian Asian countries
World Press Freedom Day is a reminder that the region contains some of the world’s biggest jailers of journalists.
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World Press Freedom Day is a reminder that the region contains some of the world’s biggest jailers of journalists.
The US Secretary of State earlier visited Vietnam where he discussed closer ties despite human rights concerns.
Vietnam's court sentenced a journalist to six years in jail over "anti-state" content, which sparked condemnation from international human rights groups.
Nguyen Lan Thang’s imprisonment is the latest sign of a severe tightening of the political space by the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam.
A prominent Vietnamese journalist who documented protests and human rights violations in the communist-run country was sentenced to six years in jail Wednesday, his lawyer said. Nguyen Lan Thang, an activist and freelance writer who is well-known in Vietnam for his criticism of the government, was convicted of spreading "anti-state propaganda" in the one-day, rare…