Vietnamese government expands internet censorship to block Catholic websites

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    Date: 
    7 August 2009

    Following international news coverage of its violent reactions to Catholic protests, the Vietnamese government is again censoring Catholic web sites.
    The VietCatholic News site has long been blocked by the government. Now the censorship has extended to sites like Catholic News Agency, Catholic Online, Asia News, Catholic World News and Independent Catholic News, Sr. Emily Nguyen, who lives in Vietnam, tells CNA.

    Previously, the government had blocked CNA for several months beginning in September 2008. The government has also monitored CNA’s reports on the protests in which Catholics are seeking the return of confiscated church properties.