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The reporter’s passport has been held by the authorities since August. Rights advocates want British officials to raise the issue with Vietnam’s visiting leader.
An analysis of press freedom in Vietnam (ranked 178th) shows how soft control, like denying a BBC journalist a passport, is used to manage dissent ahead of the 2026 Communist Party Congress.
Like many veterans of the Vietnam War, journalists who covered the war carry memories of that time, both good and bad. For me, it was the best of times and the worst of times. The best of times because I was a young reporter covering the biggest news story ...