Claim 593

CPJ's Southeast Asia representative said Vietnam would be taken seriously as a global actor only once it released wrongfully held journalists.

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

Statement: CPJ's Southeast Asia representative said Vietnam would be taken seriously as a global actor only once it released wrongfully held journalists.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: CPJ calls for release
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

The sooner Vietnam releases all of the journalists it wrongfully holds behind bars, the sooner it will be taken seriously as a responsible global actor