The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Claim 591

The court sentenced Trang to nine years for distributing anti-state propaganda under Article 117.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The court sentenced Trang to nine years for distributing anti-state propaganda under Article 117.
Field
action
Value
nine-year sentence, December 14, 2021
About
incident 2021-vietnam-pham-doan-trang-nine-year-sentence
Source
CPJ calls on Vietnam authorities to release IPFA winner Pham Doan Trang
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2022-08-16

Quotation from the source

9 years in prison