freedom of the press

Lake leading the VOA evokes an image of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, in which the news is altered to reflect the propaganda of the totalitarian leader, Big Brother. 

All signs point to the second Trump administration inciting a similar domino effect, where a filing spree brings longer delays and a corresponding turn to the courts. “One thing that you can be guaranteed, you’re going to see more requests being filed again, just as it was in 2017. There’s just no question,” said Leopold.

Vietnam is continuing its crackdown on dissents, with four more people sentenced to terms of imprisonment for challenging state authority.Three women farmers were jailed for up to four years for displaying flags of the old government of South Vietnam during protests against land seizures. A blogger, best known by his pen name, Nguyen Ngoc Gia, also received a four-year term for carrying out “propaganda against the state."