Pham Doan Trang was convicted of "conducting propaganda against the state". - ĐOÀN VIỆT HÙNG/FACEBOOK
HANOI (Reuters): A Vietnamese court on Thursday (Aug 25) upheld a nine-year prison term for a journalist and prominent dissident convicted of anti-state activities, her lawyers and state media said.
The Hanoi People's High Court rejected the appeals by Pham Doan Trang, 44, to a December ruling at a tightly-controlled trial in the capital city.
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