Nguyen Xuan Nghia | Status: Released | Vietnam
Nguyen Xuan Nghia, a poet, journalist, essayist, and novelist, served a six-year sentence for "conducting anti-government propaganda" under Article 88 of Vietnam's penal code. The indictment against him cited… More
Tran Khai Thanh Thuy | Status: Displaced/In Exile | Vietnam
Tran Khai Thanh Thuy is a renowned novelist, poet, essayist, and editor of the underground democracy journal To Quoc (Fatherland) Review. She is a member of the underground pro-democracy… More
Three Bloggers Jailed for “Anti-State Propaganda”
PEN International is appalled by the lengthy sentences handed down to bloggers Nguyen Van Hai (aka Dieu Cay), Ta Phong Tan (f), and Phan Thanh Hai on September 24,… More
Internet Writer Released
French-Vietnamese university teacher and Internet writer Pham Minh Hoang was released on January 13, 2012. More
Internet Writer’s Sentence Reduced
The sentence of university teacher and Internet writer Pham Minh Hoang has been reduced by an appeals court from three years to 17 months. More
Writers Amnestied
Writers Tran Duc Thach and Nguyen Van Tinh were released under amnesty after being detained in Vietnam in violation of Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and… More
Activist and Internet Writer Sentenced
PEN International protests the four-year sentence handed down to activist and Internet writer Lu Van Bay on August 22, 2011, for his critical online writings. More
Blogger Nguyen Van Hai Reportedly Critically Injured in Prison; Concerns for Safety
PEN International is alarmed at unconfirmed reports that journalist and blogger Nguyen Van Hai (aka Dieu Cay) has lost a hand in prison. More
Award-Winning Writer and Journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy (F) Released into Exile
PEN International welcomes the release from prison of writer and journalist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, but is saddened that she has been forced into exile. More
Editor and Priest Nguyen Van Ly Returned to Prison; Health Concerns
PEN International protests the re-arrest of editor and Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly on July 25, 2011. Nguyen Van Ly had been on medical leave from an eight-year prison… More
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