Vietnam: Catholic blogger Paulus Le Son arrested

August 5th, 2011

Catholic blogger Paulus Le Son was arrested in Hanoi yesterday during a major police operation targeting around 10 Catholics. Reports suggest Son’s arrest, his second this year, is linked to his attempts to cover court proceedings against cyber-dissident Cu Huy Ha Vu, who is currently appealing against his seven-year jail term for disseminating anti-government propaganda, having advocated a multi-party system. Vietnam was ranked 165th out of 178 countries in Reporters Without Borders’ 2010 press freedom index.

Catholic teacher fired in Vietnam over website row

June 9th, 2009

A Catholic teacher has been fired in Vietnam for allegedly encouraging her students to access “politically sensitive web-sites”. Read more here