Laos woman gets 5-year sentence for criticizing government on social media

Authorities in Laos last week sentenced a woman to five years in prison for criticizing the government on Facebook. Houayheuang Xayabouly, 30, also known by her nickname Mouay, was arrested Sept. 12 after she voiced her concern about the government response to flooding in the country's southern Champassak and Salavan provinces in her Sept. 5 … Continue reading Laos woman gets 5-year sentence for criticizing government on social media