This is written by journalist Doan Trang whose Facebook page has disappeared since July 17, 2014. ------------- The Vietnamese communist police recently have developed a new tactic against dissident Pages on Facebook, which is to “report abuse” under Facebook’s policy. Police and the pro-government du luan vien (Vietnamese word for “public opinion shapers”) create thousands fake report cards to report on such Facebook Pages at the same time, labeling them as disseminating “hate speech” or “inappropriate content”. Since early May 2014 when tensions escalate between Vietnam and China following Beijing’s deployment of a huge oil drilling-rig to the disputed waters in the Southeast Asian Sea (also known as South China Sea) on May 2, 2014 the communist police, to counter the rising wave of protests and public dissent, have employed this tactic to coax Facebook into shutting down at least 30 pages of prominent activists and independent journalists in Vietnam, including: 1. Angelina Trang Huynh - an administrator of Viet Tan page 2. Ba Ngoai Xi Tin – blogger 3. Bach Hong Quyen - human rights activist. Member of the Vietnam Path Movement 4. Chú Tễu - blogger, writer. Real name is Nguyen Xuan Dien 5. Cô Gái Đồ Long – blogger, journalist. Real name is Le Nguyen Huong Tra 6. Đinh Nhật Uy – former prisoner of conscience, currently serving a suspended sentence for a conviction under Article 258 of Vietnam’s Penal Code for postings on Facebook objecting to the government’s unfair treatment of his brother, Đinh Nguyên Kha, another prisoner of conscience. Mr. Đinh Nhật Uy was the first person ever to be convicted criminally for postings on Facebook. 7. Đỗ Trung Quân – writer, poet 8. Doan Trang 9. Hội Phụ Nữ Nhân Quyền – a community organization page 10. JB Nguyen Huu Vinh – blogger 11. Lacgiua Saigon – blogger 12. Lan Tuong Thuy – blogger 13. Lô Đề VN 14. Ngân An – blogger 15. Nguyễn Lân Thắng – blogger 16. Nguyen Tien Trung – former prisoner of conscience, recently released on April 12, 2014 17. Nguyen Tuong Thuy – blogger 18. Nhật Ký Yêu Nước – a news/media page 19. Pham Thanh Nghien – blogger, former prisoner of conscience 20. Quê Choa – blogger, writer. Real name is Nguyen Quang Lap 21. Tập hợp Dân Chủ Đa Nguyên – a community organization page 22. Thuy Nga – blogger, human rights activist 23. Trinity Hong Thuan - an administrator of Viet Tan page 24. Việt Tân or Viet Tan – community organization page
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:44:56 +0000
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