‘Force 47’, thought to be 10,000-strong, seen as government’s online enforcers as new cyber crime law takes effect. HANOI, Vietnam – Wearing his trademark black fedora, human rights defender Anh Chi updates his YouTube audience on the situation in Dong…
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Vietnam’s battalions of ‘cyber-armies’ silencing online dissent
Tagged with: Anh Chi, Bao Trung, censorship, Cybersecurity law, Force 47, Ministry of Public Security, MPs, Vietnam
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‘Pushing boundaries’: The rise of Samizdat publishing in Vietnam
Liberal Publishing House publishes and distributes books Vietnam’s government does not want its citizens to read. HANOI, Vietnam – Inside a cramped room in a secret – and temporary – location in northern Vietnam, a printer whirs to life, spitting…
Vietnam’s Mother Mushroom: ‘If I don’t speak about the future, who will?’
HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON) – Vietnam’s most famous dissident blogger – Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known by her pen name Mother Mushroom, spent her first new year in exile barred from ever returning to her home in Nha Trang.…
Mai Khoi vs. Vietnam’s Cyber Law – CBC The World This Weekend
HANOI – Mai Khoi is a Vietnamese dissident artist, activist and musician. She’s been called Vietnam’s Lady Gaga for her pop star persona. But recently her music and art has become more like Pussy Riot, the Russian punk protest band.…
Tagged with: Cyber law, Cybersecurity law, Dissent, Dissident, Freedom of expression, human rights, Internet, Mai Khoi, social media, The Dissidents, Vietnam
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The singer raising her voice against Vietnam’s new cyber law
Do Nguyen Mai Khoi is among activists opposing a controversial law the government says will protect against cyber threats. Hanoi, Vietnam – Dressed in the traditional Vietnamese long gown known as “ao dai”, dissident artist Do Nguyen Mai Khoi holds…
Tagged with: 2019, Cybersecurity law, Facebook, Freedom of expression, human rights, Mai Khoi, Vietnam
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Vietnam’s rap queen and traditional society’s changing voice
Emerging star Suboi ‘pushing the limits’ as one of the few female rappers in socially conservative Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – “Life is happy, so what?” sings Vietnamese artist Suboi in her new hit single N-sao. The song…
Tagged with: Hip Hop, Ho Chi Minh City, politics, Rap, Saigon, social media, Suboi, Vietnam
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Digital Dictatorship in Vietnam seeks to silence dissidents
Activists fear new cyber law will allow authorities to crack down harshly on those promoting freedom of expression. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Pham Doan Trang strums softly on an acoustic guitar. She’s performing the Vietnamese folk song Water…
Tagged with: activism, Cybersecurity law, Freedom of expression, Le Cong Dinh, Online freedom, Pham Doan Trang, Vi Tran, Vietnam
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