Mr. Phan Bui Bao Thy, the office chief of the state-run newspaper Giao Duc va Thoi Dai (Education and Times), and Mr. Le Anh Dung were arrested in Vietnam on the allegation of “abusing democratic freedom”. The two media workers were reportedly detained by the local police from February 5, 2021 for interrogation, and they were officially charged on February 10, 2021. Police also conducted search in their private residences and confiscated a large amount of data related to their online activities. Journalist Thy and his partner Dung were said to use a number of Facebook accounts to publish numerous articles, photos, and videos accusing local leaders of wrongdoings and corruption in local infrastructure and property projects. One of the Facebook pages has about 2,300 followers and features posts accusing Quang Tri provincial leaders of misusing funds meant for local infrastructure and property projects.