Time Magazine has joined in the call to prioritize the “10 Most Urgent” press freedom cases. Pham Doan Trang, co-founder of The Vietnamese and Luat Khoa is one of the 10 international journalists under attack.
- Title: These Are the 10 ‘Most Urgent’ Threats to Press Freedom in March 2020
- Publish Date: March 2, 2020
- Publisher: Time
Excerpt:
This month, Chen is on One Free Press Coalition’s list which highlights the 10 “most urgent” cases of threats to press freedom across the world.
Read about all 10 journalists under attack on the March list here:
8. Pham Doan Trang (Vietnam): Journalist in hiding to evade arrest continues reporting.
Phan Doan Trang has been in hiding since August 2018, after Ho Chi Minh City police brutally beat her and confiscated her national ID card, on top of silencing measures including interrogation, monitoring and shutting off her internet and electricity. A colleague reports that Trang, cofounder of The Vietnamese and Luat Khoa news publications, has not fully recuperated from the assault and her health has deteriorated. While moving between safe houses, she has continued critical reporting on the environment, freedom of religion and online civil society.
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