# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-vietnam-pham-doan-trang-nine-year-sentence)
- Source: CPJ calls on Vietnam authorities to release IPFA winner Pham Doan Trang. https://cpj.org/2022/08/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

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