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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
They will have on their law books crimes that under international standards should not be crimes, but people just expressing their peaceful disagreements with government and they should be able to do that.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin emphasizes the need for freedom of expression in Vietnam.

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