Ex-lawyer jailed over Facebook post


A court jailed a prominent former lawyer for three years over Facebook posts, a ruling condemned by rights groups as a fresh attack on freedom of expression in the country.

Tran Dinh Trien, former deputy chair of the Hanoi Bar Association, is the latest high-profile lawyer to be targeted by authorities for what they have written online.

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