Bloggers Paulus Le Van Son, Ho Duc Hoa, Dang Xuan Dieu, Nong Hung Anh, and Nguyen Van Duyet were among those convicted, according to a statement released by Viet Tan.
The bloggers had been arrested in 2011 and held in pre-trial detention on unspecified charges related to Article 79 of the penal code, which outlines penalties for activities aimed at toppling the government. The bloggers were regular contributors to Vietnam Redemptorist News an online publication that covers the plight of the country's persecuted Catholic minority, land disputes between the government and grassroots communities, and other social issues.
Those arrested and convicted will serve prison terms between three and thirteen years.
