Monday, April 23, 2007

Wall Street Journal Online April 2: Justice, Hanoi-Style

April 2, 2007

The sentences handed down to five dissidents in Vietnam on Friday highlight how little is changing there politically, despite a wave of economic opening. Show trials are still the norm for opponents of the Communist Party government, and speaking out against the status quo can -- and does -- land you in jail.

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