Country
Viet Nam
Government actions against journalists in Viet Nam
RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
Viet Nam is in South-eastern Asia, Asia. The record holds 2 incidents in which the government of Viet Nam, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.
Tactics used
Heads of government at the time
Incidents by year
2021
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 December 2021 | Vietnam: journalist Pham Doan Trang is sentenced to nine years for anti-state "propaganda" | Secrets and espionage laws | Eliminate | Nguyen Xuan Phuc | Sustained (14 December 2021) |
2013
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Vietnam: Decree 72 restricts blogs to personal information | Official labels | Pressure | Nguyen Tan Dung | Sustained (1 September 2013) |
Ladders: where each tactic has led · Timeline for Viet Nam · Asia