Journalists Imprisoned in 2017 - Bui Hieu Vo (Hieu Bui)
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | 31 December 2017 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Imprisoned in 2017 - Bui Hieu Vo (Hieu Bui), 31 December 2017, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5a5c9427a.html [accessed 23 May 2023] |
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Freelance | Imprisoned in Vietnam | March 17, 2017
| Job: | Internet Reporter |
| Medium: | Internet |
| Beats Covered: | Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | Yes |
| Charge: | Anti-state |
| Length of Sentence: | Not Sentenced |
| Reported Health Problems: | No |
Vo, known as "Hieu Bui" on his Facebook page, was arrested on March 17, 2017, in the Go Vap district of Ho Chi Minh City, the commercial capital, reports said.
The statement claimed Vo had "fabricated [and] distorted... information" against the government, including incitement to violence against leaders of the ruling Communist Party, the state, and police.
Many dissident bloggers in Vietnam, where all traditional media is owned by the state, use Facebook as a platform to circumvent state censorship.
The government statement also claimed Vo was affiliated with the pro-democracy Viet Tan, an outlawed political party the government considers a terrorist group.
He was charged with "propagandizing against the state," an anti-state offense outlined under Article 88 of the penal code punishable by up to 20 years in prison, according to Civil Rights Defenders, a human rights group. As of late 2017, CPJ was not able to determine where Vo was being held.
