Vietnam jails dissident journalist for nine years over 'anti-state' acts

Pham Doan Trang was convicted of "conducting propaganda against the state" by a Hanoi court. - PHIL ROBERTSON/TWITTER

HANOI (Reuters): A court in Vietnam jailed a journalist and prominent dissident for nine years on Tuesday (Dec 14) for anti-state activities, her lawyers and state media said, in a case that attracted the attention of international human rights groups.

Pham Doan Trang, who published material widely on human rights and alleged police brutality in Vietnam, was convicted of "conducting propaganda against the state" by a Hanoi court, according to her legal team and state-controlled media.