Vietnamese blogger receives RSF Internet price Citizen

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Vietnamese blogger receives RSF Internet price Citizen -

Huynh Ngoc Chen scored 2013 Netizen Prize for freedom of expression Defence Association Reporters without borders (RSF) and Google. Vietnamese blogger that does not hesitate to criticize the Vietnamese government on his blog, which receives 15,000 visits every 15 days, despite Hanoi authorities harsh censorship, has more.

He was elected among the nine candidates RSF YouTube channel by 40,000 users. "This award means a lot to me, this is a new source of inspiration. It is above all a reward and hope for bloggers and independent journalists in Vietnam, "said the winner, after the announcement of the award and a check for 2,500 euros.

topics Huynh Ngoc Chen had indeed seized such as human rights in his country and territorial disputes between Vietnam and China in the East sea. According to Reporters without borders, these positions have made him to follow and bugged by the Vietnamese authorities. the site is also locked and is accessible from Vietnam as a VPN service to go anonymously on the Internet.

This award is also an opportunity to identify the RSF censorship exists in Vietnam and the strict control that the government exercises over the Web. This country is in fact ranked in the 172th position of 179 in the latest Press freedom Index published by RSF in January 2013. "the players of information online, bloggers and netcitizens Vietnam faced intensified repression in recent months, "RSF said in a statement announcing the award. Of the 14 dissidents who were sentenced to prison in early January, nine were cyber-activists.

As a partner of the net citizen-price since 2010, Google said its support for this initiative because its products are "stuck in 25 1114 the countries where we offer our services," said William Echikson, responsible freedom of expression Google for Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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