Vietnamese bloggers jailed for criticising the state

Monday 24 September 2012 20:37 BST

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Three bloggers have been given jail sentences ranging from four to 12 years for writing about human rights abuses, corruption and foreign policy.

The cases are high-profile examples of the government's attempts to stifle challenges to its authority on the internet.

The defendants, two men and one woman, are founding members of the Free Journalists' Club, a group of citizen journalists who posted their work on the internet.

They were found guilty of spreading "propaganda against the state".

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