– Harsh prison terms for video journalist and blogger as Vietnam cracks down on free expression (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 11, 2017

Video journalist Nguyen Van Hoa was sentenced to seven years in prison; meanwhile, a court upheld the 10-year prison sentence of blogger Me Nam or Mother Mushroom.
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