The Guardian | November 13,2013
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has launched a petition calling on Vietnam’s political leaders to release blogger Nguyen Van Hai, who is serving a 12-year prison sentence.
Hai, who has been in jail since 2008, was convicted under a law prohibiting the “conducting of propaganda” against the state.
His blog, Dieu Cay (peasant’s pipe), which also serves as his pen name, touched on politically sensitive issues, including government corruption and protests against China, which disputes Vietnam’s claim to nearby maritime territories.
Hai has suffered during his years in prison. He has endured long periods of solitary confinement. Visits are heavily restricted, and his family members say his health has deteriorated so badly that he is barely recognisable. In July 2011, his wife was informed that he had lost one of his arms due to an prison injury.
Amnesty International considers Hai to be a prisoner of conscience. And he is one of four international journalists who will be honoured with CPJ’s 2013 international press freedom award on 26 November for risking their lives to reveal abuses of power.
The CPJ’s petition calls on Vietnam’s president, Truong Tan Sang, and prime minister, Nguyen Tan Dungm to release Hai and all other imprisoned bloggers and journalists.
To sign the petition, go to “Free Vietnamese blogger Dieu Cay.”
* Source: The Guardian
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November 14, 2013
Petition to free Vietnamese blogger jailed for 12 years
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay)
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has launched a petition calling on Vietnam’s political leaders to release blogger Nguyen Van Hai, who is serving a 12-year prison sentence.
Hai, who has been in jail since 2008, was convicted under a law prohibiting the “conducting of propaganda” against the state.
His blog, Dieu Cay (peasant’s pipe), which also serves as his pen name, touched on politically sensitive issues, including government corruption and protests against China, which disputes Vietnam’s claim to nearby maritime territories.
Hai has suffered during his years in prison. He has endured long periods of solitary confinement. Visits are heavily restricted, and his family members say his health has deteriorated so badly that he is barely recognisable. In July 2011, his wife was informed that he had lost one of his arms due to an prison injury.
Amnesty International considers Hai to be a prisoner of conscience. And he is one of four international journalists who will be honoured with CPJ’s 2013 international press freedom award on 26 November for risking their lives to reveal abuses of power.
The CPJ’s petition calls on Vietnam’s president, Truong Tan Sang, and prime minister, Nguyen Tan Dungm to release Hai and all other imprisoned bloggers and journalists.
To sign the petition, go to “Free Vietnamese blogger Dieu Cay.”
* Source: The Guardian