It's Time To Kill People In Vietnam

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People in Vietnam could be fined and even be put in prison for criticizing and vietnam. In Vietnam if you write about vietnam you could be fine up to five thousand dollars and even be out in prison. In vietnam there was a man that started a campaign about how he wanted his brother out of jail. The man was put on 15 months of house arrest (CNET). Many people wonder why talking about vietnam could hurt them. Posting on social media can make vietnam look like a bad country but others wonder why you should be fined up to five thousand dollars and be possibly put in prison. A group of people were put in prison for “propaganda” against the government. "Vietnam is fast turning into one of Southeast Asia's largest prisons for human rights defenders

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