IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 672 
Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to release 
imprisoned bloggers and respect Internet freedom. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2009 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. CAO, and Ms. ZOE 
LOFGREN of California) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet-
nam to release imprisoned bloggers and respect Internet 
freedom. 
Whereas the Internet is a tool to exercise freedom of expres-
sion and association, both of which are basic human 
rights; 
Whereas the Internet is a medium to share information free-
ly, promote social and economic development, and con-
nect Vietnamese citizens domestically and internationally; 
Whereas the Government of Vietnam created the Administra-
tion Agency for Radio, Television and Electronics Infor-
mation in October 2008 and issued Circular 07 in De-
cember 2008 to restrict Internet freedom, censor private 
blogs, and compel information technology companies to 
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cooperate with government efforts to monitor personal in-
formation of Internet users; 
Whereas the Government of Vietnam has imprisoned bloggers 
and numerous democracy activists who have distributed 
their peaceful views over the Internet; 
Whereas the Government of Vietnam continues to firewall ex-
ternal websites promoting democracy and human rights; 
and 
Whereas these actions violate individuals’ right to freedom of 
speech and expression: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the right of Vietnamese citizens to 
access websites of their choosing and to have the 
freedom to share and publish information over the 
Internet; 
(2) calls on the Government of Vietnam to re-
peal Circular 07, Article 88, and similar statutes 
that restrict the Internet, so as to be in line with the 
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 
to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a sig-
natory; 
(3) calls on the Government of Vietnam to be-
come a responsible member state of the international 
community by respecting individuals’ freedom of 
speech, freedom of press, and freedom of political 
association; and 
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(4) calls on the Government of Vietnam to re-
lease all political prisoners, including but not limited 
to the following bloggers and cyber activists— 
(A) Le Cong Dinh; 
(B) Le Nguyen Sang; 
(C) Le Thi Cong Nhan; 
(D) Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay); 
(E) Nguyen Xuan Nghia; 
(F) Ngo Quynh; 
(G) Nguyen Ngoc Quang; 
(H) Nguyen Thi Hong; 
(I) Nguyen Van Dai; 
(J) Pham Ba Hai; 
(K) Pham Thanh Nghien; 
(L) Pham Van Troi; 
(M) Tran Huynh Duy Thuc; 
(N) Truong Minh Duc; 
(O) Truong Quoc Huy; 
(P) Vu Hoang Hai; 
(Q) Nguyen Tien Trung; and 
(R) Vu Hung. 
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