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Can you imagine a world where your facebook updates can put you in jail?
Can you imagine being arrested for posting a new blog entry?
Well, there is no need to imagine this. It’s happening right now in Vietnam.
As the world embraces the internet as forum for free expression and communication, Vietnam sees it otherwise. Earlier this year, the government of Vietnam requests internet companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo and Google to shut down blogs and hand over information of their users that could lead to their arrest.
A surge of internet users have been arrested this year merely for expressing their thoughts, and posting articles on the internet, including Tran Huynh Duy Thuc (pen name ChangeWeNeed), Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (pen name Mother Mushroom) and Nguyen Van Hai (pen name Dieu Cay).
However, the time to act is now. A House resolution to call upon the internet companies to respect privacy rights of consumers will be introduced to the US Congress soon. Watch how Vietnamese Americans are responding to the series of recent arrests in Vietnam, and how they are speaking out for those who cannot.
Watch it, posted it, share it and support the Vietnam Blogger Movement by calling your representative today.
For more information on this campaign, please visit Viet Tan's Internet Freedom Campaign
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