Rights Group Urges Vietnam to Release Five Arrested Over Ho Chi Minh Book The recent arrests of five individuals connected to a book about Ho Chi Minh have sparked widespread concern over Vietnam's increasingly repressive attitude towards free expression.
The case highlights the country's continued disregard for dissenting voices, even as it touts economic progress and "national rise.
" The book in question, "In Conversation with Thanh: A New Account of the Light," was published in April but subsequently withdrawn after criticism from party members and online commentators.