Vietnam Jails Ex-lawyer Over Facebook Posts
A Vietnamese court sentenced a prominent former lawyer to three years in jail Friday over Facebook posts it ruled undermined the state by criticising a leading judge.
Vietnam jails ex-lawyer over Facebook posts; court hands him a three-year sentence
A Vietnamese court jailed a prominent former lawyer for three years on Friday over Facebook posts, a ruling condemned by rights groups as a fresh attack on freedom of expression in the communist country.
Prominent Vietnamese lawyer goes on trial for allegedly criticizing top judge on Facebook
A prominent Vietnamese lawyer has gone on trial for Facebook posts that allegedly criticized the country's former top judge
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Former lawyer on trial in Vietnam over Facebook posts
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Vietnam Jails Ex-lawyer Over Facebook Posts: Court
A Vietnamese court on Friday sentenced a prominent former lawyer to three years in jail over Facebook posts it ruled undermined the state by criticising a leading judge.
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The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced a lawyer to three years in prison for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to ...
In the dock for FB posts
A PROMINENT former lawyer went on trial over Facebook posts in which he criticised high court officials, as rights groups decried another attack on freedom of expression in the country.