Vietnamese Journalist Jailed for 6 Years for Spreading ‘Anti-State’ Content

Vietnamese Journalist Jailed for 6 Years for Spreading ‘Anti-State’ Content
A 2006 file image of a Vietnamese policeman stands watch outside the Phuoc Co jail on the outskirts of the southern coastal town of Vung Tau. Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP via Getty Images
Aldgra Fredly
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A Vietnamese court sentenced a journalist to six years in jail over “anti-state” content, in a case that sparked condemnation from international human rights groups over Vietnam’s prosecution of dissidents.

The Hanoi Court said Wednesday that Nguyen Lan Thang, a 48-year-old journalist and political activist, would also be placed under house arrest for two years, a Vietnamese news agency reported.
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