HANOI: Secretly moved from prison to prison, held in solitary confinement, their families subject to constant harassment—Vietnam’s activist bloggers say they are treated like international terrorists.

While Vietnam insists it has no political prisoners—and therefore will not comment on the subject—rights groups estimate hundreds of activists are locked up for speaking out against one-party communist rule, including at least 46 jailed this year.

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