A French-Vietnamese dissident blogger has been jailed in Vietnam for three years for attempted subversion.
Pham Minh Hoang had written articles that "blackened the image of the country", according to the judge at the trial in Ho Chi Minh City.
Hoang, 56, admitted having joined an opposition group but said his writings were not aimed at overthrowing anyone.
Human rights activists say dozens of government critics in Vietnam have been given long jail terms in recent years.
France's foreign ministry had earlier voiced "serious concern" about Hoang's case. More...
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Pham Minh Hoang had written articles that "blackened the image of the country", according to the judge at the trial in Ho Chi Minh City.
Hoang, 56, admitted having joined an opposition group but said his writings were not aimed at overthrowing anyone.
Human rights activists say dozens of government critics in Vietnam have been given long jail terms in recent years.
France's foreign ministry had earlier voiced "serious concern" about Hoang's case. More...
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