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Vietnam court jails journalist for seven years, sister tells AFP

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A Vietnamese court on Tuesday sentenced a journalist and prominent government critic to seven years in jail on propaganda charges, his sister told AFP.

Nguyen Vu Binh, a political activist who wrote about corruption, land rights and the environment, was accused of producing propaganda against the state.

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Vietnam court jails journalist for seven years, sister tells AFP

File photo of Nguyen Vu Binh/Collected

A Vietnamese court on Tuesday sentenced a journalist and prominent government critic to seven years in jail on propaganda charges, his sister told AFP.

Nguyen Vu Binh, a political activist who wrote about corruption, land rights and the environment, was accused of producing propaganda against the state.

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‘যুবকরা এখনো জানে না ভোট কী। আমাদের আওয়ামী লীগের ভাইরা ভোটটা দিয়েছেন, বলে দিয়েছেন—তোরা আসিবার দরকার নাই, মুই দিয়ে দিনু। স্লোগান ছিল—আমার ভোট আমি দিব, তোমার ভোটও আমি দিব।’

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