Vietnam: CFWIJ Demands Journalist Tran Thi Tuyet Dieu’s Immediate Release

Independent journalist Tran Thi Tuyet Dieu was sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of writing anti-state stories on her social media accounts. The court convicted the journalist of violating Article 117 of the Vietnamese penal code for “creating, storing and disseminating information and materials against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.” The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the unjust prison sentence against Tran Thi Tuyet Dieu. This trial is a pivotal example of the escalating threats to press freedom in the country. We urge the Vietnamese court to reevaluate the case against the journalist.