Three Vietnamese Journalist face up to 20 years in prison

Agency: Three Vietnamese journalists has faced up to 20 years in prison. They have been accused of spreading propaganda against the state.

Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam named Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan are due to appear in the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City charged with “making, storing, spreading information, material, items that contain distorted information about the people’s government”, according to Al Jazeera.

Al Jazeera writes that prior to sentencing the Journalists, the representatives of Luat Khoa magazine and The Vietnamese magazine said that these journalists are being persecuted and brought to trial because they have exercised their rights of free speech.

Source: Al Jazeera