Two Vietnamese cyberdissidents, Nguyen Dan Que and 73-year-old Nguyen Dinh Huy, have been released from prison, according to Reporters Without Borders. Dan Que spent nearly a year in prison in Thanh Hoa Province for releasing a statement condemning press restrictions in his country. He also spent 18 years in prison between 1980 and 1998. Dinh Huy spent more than 11 years in prison after requesting permission to hold a conference on democracy. He was originally sentenced to 15 years for attempting to “overthrow the people’s government.” Despite the releases, three cyberdissidents remain incarcerated, and the government has recently cracked down on the online press.
Vietnamese cyberdissidents released
February 3, 2005 by
About Karl-Erik StromstaKarl-Erik -- who has a master's in print journalism from the University of Southern California -- is a fellow in the Carnegie-Knight foundation's News21 initiative. He has written for Dow Jones Newswires, the Daily Breeze, Los Angeles Alternative and others. Before moving to Los Angeles, he studied biology at Michigan State University and taught English in France.
BBC offers live soccer video
February 3, 2005 by
From Media Guardian: Broadband users in the United Kingdom will be able to watch this weekend’s Six Nations international soccer tournament on the BBC’s site. The live streaming video is part of a one-time trial running through mid-March, in response to the fact that there are now more than 5 million people with broadband connections in the UK. “We are finding increasingly that people want to have the option of watching sport via broadband and the BBC wants to be at the front of the curve,” said Andrew Thompson, BBC Sport’s head of development. The BBC did not have to pay extra for the online rights.
About Karl-Erik StromstaKarl-Erik -- who has a master's in print journalism from the University of Southern California -- is a fellow in the Carnegie-Knight foundation's News21 initiative. He has written for Dow Jones Newswires, the Daily Breeze, Los Angeles Alternative and others. Before moving to Los Angeles, he studied biology at Michigan State University and taught English in France.
