Vietnam Detains Journalist for Facebook Posts Against the State

  • Security ministry says Truong Huy San has been arrested
  • San was known for his reporting about abuses of power
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Vietnam police arrested independent journalist Truong Huy San for posting articles on Facebook “that infringe on the interests” of the government, according to a post on the Ministry of Public Security’s website.

Police also detained lawyer Tran Dinh Trien and charged the two with “abusing democratic freedoms,” according to the statement.