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Vietnam jails prominent blogger for 'anti-state activities'
A court in Vietnam has jailed a prominent blogger for 15 months for anti-state activities, the second sentencing of a blogger in recent days.
Pham Viet Dao, 62, was found guilty of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe the interests of the state".
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His blog ran posts critical of the government and sensitive issues like the territorial row with China.
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His sentencing came after another popular blogger, Truong Duy Nhat, was also jailed for two years on the same charges a few days ago.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26627304
Pham Viet Dao, 62, was found guilty of "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe the interests of the state".
...
His blog ran posts critical of the government and sensitive issues like the territorial row with China.
...
His sentencing came after another popular blogger, Truong Duy Nhat, was also jailed for two years on the same charges a few days ago.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26627304