GENEVA: Vietnam has harassed and assaulted activists in an "intensifying crackdown" on human rights defenders, the UN said Friday, calling for the release of bloggers given long prison terms for criticizing the state.

The United Nations human rights office highlighted the cases of two prominent activists— Tran Thi Nga and Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh—who in recent weeks were jailed for nine and 10 years respectively.

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