Reporters Without Borders reports that French-Vietnamese blogger Pham Minh Hoang was charged with “Activities aimed at overthrowing the government” [1] and membership of a “terrorist organisation” (the banned opposition party Viet Tan). His wife opines that the reason for her husband’s arrests was his opposition to bauxite mining [2] [fr] by a Chinese company in the Lang Son region.
Vietnam: Blogger Pham Minh Hoang Charged with Attempt at Overthrowing the Government
· Written by Lova Rakotomalala
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