越南知名博主因发布反政府言论将受审

Vietnam Puts Blogger on Trial for Anti-Government Posts 越南知名博主因发布反政府言论将受审

A well-known Vietnamese blogger will go on trial this week for posting stories that the government says cause people to lose faith in the government.

Nguyen Huu Vinh and his assistant, Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy, have been in jail since 2014. Their lawyer says the trial will begin on Wednesday.

Fifty-nine year-old Vinh is a former police officer and son of a late government minister. He started his Ba Sam blog in 2007 and later began two other blogs on citizen rights and Vietnamese history. The blogs provide links to news stories about politics, social, economic and cultural issues.

The Associated Press said the blogs use stories from both state media and political activists¹.

Vietnamese State Media reported the two bloggers are charged with posting more than twenty stories with “untruthful and groundless content.”

The government says the stories “present a one-sided and pessimistic view, causing anxiety and worry, and affecting the people’s confidence” in Vietnam’s Communist Party and government.

Vinh is known in Vietnam as Anh Ba Sam. He was a police officer in the Ministry² of Public Security in Hanoi.

He quit in 1999 to set up a private investigation³ company. His father was a government minister who served as Vietnam’s ambassador⁴ to the former Soviet⁵ Union.

Ha Huy Son is Vinh’s lawyer. He said Vinh and Thuy deny the charges against them. The two have said they “have no relations” to the postings on their blogs, the lawyer told the Associated Press.

Amnesty International criticized Vietnam Tuesday for continuing to keep the two bloggers in prison and putting them on trial. It called for their immediate⁶ release.

Amnesty International said the government is trying to remove “legitimate criticism” and making people afraid to ask questions of their leaders.

Amnesty International said it has health concerns about Vinh. The human rights group said Vinh has had a skin condition for the past six months and was not given needed treatment.

Words in This Story

blogger – n. a person who post stories, opinions, on the internet

faith – n. strong belief or trust in someone or something

content – n. articles, photos and other material

pessimistic – adj. having or showing a lack of hope for the future

anxiety – n. worries and concerns

confidence – n. a feeling or belief that someone or something is good or has the ability to succeed at something

1 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 ambassador   

n.大使，特使，（派驻国际组织的）代表

参考例句：

• He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.他连任十年大使。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

5 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。