Vietnam journalist faces trial on anti-state charge


HANOI: A journalist and prominent critic of the Vietnamese government who wrote about issues including corruption, land rights and the environment will face trial on Tuesday (Sept 10) in Hanoi on propaganda charges.

Nguyen Vu Binh (pic) -- a political activist who served almost five years in jail in the early 2000s -- is accused of producing propaganda against the state.

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