Fuck The Vietnam Communists, Since They Target Anti-State Bloggers

The voices of dissent in Vietnam have been growing louder in recent months -- and a recent official statement shows the government is itching to silence them.

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On the Communist government's website on Wednesday, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered investigations into any Vietnamese blogs and websites that are "anti-party" or "anti-state."

The statement targeted three particular blogs that often criticize the government.

"This is a wicked plot of the hostile forces," said the statement, according to the BBC, adding that the offending blogs had "slandered the country's leadership, fabricated and distorted information, agitated against the party and the state, and caused suspicion and mistrust in society."

One blog, Dab Lam Bao, responded by refusing to submit to government authorities.

"Dan Lam Bao will continue to provide information and diverse points of view to represent the people," said a post on Thursday, adding that its authors "are prepared to be repressed and imprisoned."

Earlier this summer, Vietnam's get-tough policy on anti-government bloggers took a tragic turn.

The mother of a Vietnamese blogger named Ta Phong Tan set herself on fire in front of a government office to protest her daughter's detention. She died from her injuries.

The daughter, who is facing charges of anti-state propaganda, could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

Government censorship is nothing new for Vietnam, which does not guarantee the right to free speech. There are restrictions on religious practices, muzzles on the media, arbitrary applications of justice and reports of torture in state prisons.

According to a January report from Human Rights Watch -- long before Wednesday's statement -- bloggers who voice opposition "are routinely subject to police harassment and intrusive surveillance, detained incommunicado for long periods of time without access to legal counsel, and sentenced to increasingly long terms in prison for violating vague national security laws."

So, it is commendable that several Vietnamese bloggers have risked their livelihoods in order to resist repression.

Lately, the economy has become a particularly touchy subject. National GDP growth slowed down to about 4.4 percent this year, with capitalist-style economic growth increasingly hemmed in by a Communist state that is burdened with rampant corruption.

In this environment, the wealth gap has grown dramatically.

More: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/384376/20120914/vietnam-blog-censor-government-communist.htm

Fuck The Vietnam Communists, Since They Target Anti-State Bloggers

Fuck The Vietnam Communists, Since They Target Anti-State Bloggers

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