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AS IT IS 2014-12-11 Vietnam Detains Second Blogger in Two Weeks 越南两周内拘留第二名博客博主

Vietnam has arrested another well-known blogger as part of what critics see as a continued campaign against government opponents.

Nguyen Quang Lap was detained on Monday. Vietnamese officials accused him of violating a controversial rule that makes “abusing democratic freedoms” illegal.

Nguyen Quang Lap is a journalist and writer. He is the second blogger to be arrested in two weeks.

The other blogger, Hong Le Tho, is known by his pen name Nguoi Lot Gach, or "Brick Layer." He was detained last month on similar anti-state charges.

Ngyuen Ngoc Nhu Quynh is a founder¹ of Vietnam’s Human Rights Bloggers Network. She told VOA the recent arrests only increased the desire of the free bloggers and journalists to express their opinions.

“In this situation,” she said, “we at the Vietnamese Bloggers Network think that we must act with more determination. We plan to publicize our campaign so others can participate in protesting article 258 of the Penal² Code because it violates our rights to freedom of speech.”

Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh is also known by her blogging name, Mother Mushroom. She was briefly³ detained last Sunday for taking a photograph with a message in support of human rights. She was taking part in an activity with the German Embassy to mark International Human Rights Day, which falls on December 10.

Benjamin Ismail is head of the Asia Pacific office of Reporters without Borders. He told VOA that Vietnam’s government should obey the international agreements it signed. He said the government needs to act on its commitments to free speech and democracy.

He says that "Vietnam has to stop these actions. Approving these treaties will have no meaning, and will show even more the daily violations⁴ against human rights that the authorities commit if they are not stopping this policy of repression⁵."

Reporters without Borders says Vietnamese police have detained at least six bloggers for the same law since 2013.

Words in this Story

controversial – adj. relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement or argument

detain – v. to keep or hold

penal code – n. a set of laws relating to crimes and the punishments for those crimes

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 penal   

adj.刑罚的；刑法上的

参考例句：

• I hope you're familiar with penal code.我希望你们熟悉本州法律规则。
• He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。

3 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

4 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

5 repression   

n.镇压，抑制，抑压

参考例句：

• The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
• This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。