Tag Archives: Dieu Cay

Happy Birthday to Dieu Cay

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Bolsavik

Today, Valentine’s Day, is the birthday of Dieu Cay. He’s a blogger who is serving a 2-1/2 year sentence in Vietnamese prison for speaking out against China’s occupation of the Spratly and Paracel Islands. Read what other people write about him: Amnesty International … Continue reading →

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Tet in jail

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Bolsavik

Thankfully that’s not the Bolsavik’s situation, but that is the situation for many of the Bolsavik’s friends, including the blogger Dieu Cay (pictured standing), and others. So it struck a very responsive chord with the Bolsavik when he got a … Continue reading →

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Bolsavik’s friend imprisoned by Vietnamese government

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Bolsavik

A friend of the Bolsavik’s, blogger Dieu Cay (pictured), has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison by the Vietnamese government, on trumped-up charges of tax evasion. His real crime was to speak out and protest peacefully against Chinese … Continue reading →

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Rep. Loretta Sanchez: Free Vietnamese blogger

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Bolsavik

U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (pictured, at podium) today morning in a press conference organized by the House of Representatives’ Vietnam Caucus mentioned a cause that’s near and dear to the Bolsavik’s heart: She’s calling for Vietnam to release a blogger … Continue reading →

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Put things in perspective — weekend musings by the Bolsavik

Posted on May 4, 2008 by The Bolsavik

These two photos remind the Bolsavik that what’s been happening in the last couple of months is trivial in comparison to what some of his friends from the blogosphere are going through. This gentleman to the right is Nguyen Van Hai, a former North Vietnamese … Continue reading →

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