Sunday, September 06, 2009

Vietnam detains another blogger

Another blogger has been arrested in Vietnam for writing about China

Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh,was arrested at around midnight on 1 September on charges of violating national security laws and “interfering in state interests.”
writes RSF which adds that

Quynh, who blogs under the name of “Me Nam,” made several criticisms of the ruling Communist party in entries posted in her blog (http://menam0.multiply.com/) on 26 August. She criticised a bauxite mine project that is being managed in large part by a Chinese company and she referred to Vietnam’s dispute with China over the Spratly and Paracel Islands in the South China Sea


She is the fifth blogger to be detained following Bui Thanh Hieu , Pham Doan Trang , Nguyen Tien Trung and Dien Cay

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