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| Vietnamese blogger's mother sets herself on fire as daughter faces trial | Vietnamese blogger's mother sets herself on fire as daughter faces trial |
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| The mother of a prominent Vietnamese blogger has died after setting herself on fire as her daughter prepares to go on trial next week. | The mother of a prominent Vietnamese blogger has died after setting herself on fire as her daughter prepares to go on trial next week. |
| A police officer in the southern province of Bac Lieu said Dang Thi Kim Lieng, 64, died on Monday afternoon on the way to hospital in Ho Chi Minh City after setting herself alight that morning near her home. | A police officer in the southern province of Bac Lieu said Dang Thi Kim Lieng, 64, died on Monday afternoon on the way to hospital in Ho Chi Minh City after setting herself alight that morning near her home. |
| Phil Robertson, Asia deputy director for Human Rights Watch, said Lieng's death "points to some very, very serious concerns about the kind of harassment" that relatives of dissidents face in Vietnam. | Phil Robertson, Asia deputy director for Human Rights Watch, said Lieng's death "points to some very, very serious concerns about the kind of harassment" that relatives of dissidents face in Vietnam. |
| Her daughter, Ta Phong Tan, is a former police officer who wrote Cong Ly va Su That (Justice and Truth), a blog that addressed social justice issues. She was arrested last September on charges of conducting propaganda against the state. | Her daughter, Ta Phong Tan, is a former police officer who wrote Cong Ly va Su That (Justice and Truth), a blog that addressed social justice issues. She was arrested last September on charges of conducting propaganda against the state. |
| Lawyer Ha Huy Son said Tan and two other bloggers were scheduled to be put on trial in August. All three belong to the outlawed Free Vietnamese Journalists' Club, and stand accused of posting and writing hundreds of articles that "distorted and opposed" the communist government. | Lawyer Ha Huy Son said Tan and two other bloggers were scheduled to be put on trial in August. All three belong to the outlawed Free Vietnamese Journalists' Club, and stand accused of posting and writing hundreds of articles that "distorted and opposed" the communist government. |
| If convicted, the three face up to 20 years in prison. | If convicted, the three face up to 20 years in prison. |
| The other bloggers are Nguyen Van Hai, known as Dieu Cay, and Phan Thanh Hai, known as Anhbasg. They were arrested in 2008 and 2010 on the same charges as Tan, and also stand accused of attending a nonviolence training course supposedly aimed at overthrowing the government. | The other bloggers are Nguyen Van Hai, known as Dieu Cay, and Phan Thanh Hai, known as Anhbasg. They were arrested in 2008 and 2010 on the same charges as Tan, and also stand accused of attending a nonviolence training course supposedly aimed at overthrowing the government. |
| Although Nguyen Van Hai finished a 30-month sentence for tax evasion in October 2010, he has not been released. | Although Nguyen Van Hai finished a 30-month sentence for tax evasion in October 2010, he has not been released. |
| On a visit to Hanoi this month, the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, mentioned the Free Vietnamese Journalists' Club, while saying she remained concerned about a lack of online freedom and the jailing of Vietnamese journalists, bloggers, lawyers and dissidents for peaceful expression in the one-party state. | On a visit to Hanoi this month, the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, mentioned the Free Vietnamese Journalists' Club, while saying she remained concerned about a lack of online freedom and the jailing of Vietnamese journalists, bloggers, lawyers and dissidents for peaceful expression in the one-party state. |
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