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Vietnam Sentences Prominent Social Media Critic Hoang Thi Hong Thai to Six Years as Authorities Escalate Crackdown on Peaceful Dissent

July 30, 2026 Harry Rosadi0Tagged activism, authorities, civil rights, crackdown, critic, dissent, escalate, hoang, hong, human rights, media, ngo, peaceful, prominent, protests, sentences, social, thai, vietnam, years

The People’s Court of Hanoi has sentenced prominent social media commentator Hoang Thi Hong Thai to six years in prison, marking a significant escalation in the Vietnamese government’s long-running campaign to silence domestic critics. The conviction, handed down on July 29, 2026, follows charges of conducting "anti-state propaganda" under the country’s controversial Penal Code. Human […]