10 years in Camp Z.30 D, Ham Tan, along with Thich Tam Can and four other Buddhist monks. Writer Doan Quoc Sy is serving a nine-year sentence in Xuan Loc Camp, and Thao Truong is-in Camp Z.30 D, Ham Tan. The IFHR and the Viet Nam Committee are also concerned about the detention of Catholic priest Father Tran Dinh Thu, 83 years old, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987, and that of the poet Nguyen Chi Thien who has served almost 30 years imprisonment for his protests against the restrictions of freedom of expression. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/NGO/19 оаае 4 11. With the campaign for "renovation" (doi moi) launched by the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP) at its 6th Congress in 1986, a certain degree of criticism was tolerated in the press, and journalists and writers were given wider scooe to express their views. However, since 1988, the Government of the SRVN has taken a number of measures to curb this campaign. Fourteen magazines and newspapers have recently been closed down and the editors of six prominent publications have been sacked, one of whom was Nguyen Nqoc, editor of "Van Nqhe", the official publication of the Vietnamese Writers Union. Two long-standing political parties, the Vietnamese Socialist Party and the Vietnamese Democrat Party were disbanded, and their newspapers closed down. A new Press Law adopted in December 1989 imposed further restrictions on the media, obliging newspapers to submit copies prior to distribution, requiring journalists to reveal their sources whenever found "necessary" by the State, and providing in general for "the state management of the media" (Chapter 5, Law on the Media). 12. Many journalists who participated in the criticism campaign have been harassed or subject to physical violence by the Securitv Police. Ha Van Thuy, 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the situation of journalists, writers, and monks in Vietnam, focusing on their freedom of expression, detention, and treatment by the government. It seems to be highlighting the government's efforts to restrict the media and silence critics, rather than discussing economic or social development.

**Category**
Culture, Humanitarian aid and relief