A Vietnamese court sentenced a prominent former lawyer to three years in jail Friday over Facebook posts it ruled undermined ...

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam has sentenced a high-profile attorney to three years in prison over Facebook posts that ...

Tran Dinh Trien was arrested last June for three Facebook posts that allegedly criticized the actions ... “If convicted, Trien’s prosecution will set a dangerous precedent for other lawyers in Vietnam ...

A Vietnamese court jailed a prominent former lawyer for three years on Jan. 10 over Facebook posts, a ruling condemned by ...

Tran Dinh Trien, ex-deputy head of Hanoi Bar Association, is the latest high-profile lawyer to be targeted by authorities ...

Tran Dinh Trien was arrested last June for three Facebook posts that allegedly criticized ... set a dangerous precedent for other lawyers in Vietnam. It will also have a chilling effect on the ...

Last month new rules came into force in Vietnam requiring Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities. Under "Decree 147", all tech giants operating in Vietnam ...

A prominent former lawyer went on trial in Vietnam on Thursday over Facebook posts in which he criticised high court officials, as rights groups decried another attack on freedom of expression in the ...