Users posted hundreds of thousands of tweets under the hashtag ‘if Lao politics was good’ in recent days.
Nguyen Quang Khai had angered authorities by using the popular social media platform to discuss social and political problems in Vietnam.
Matt Pottinger says Beijing should be called out for abuses, including those against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
The Myawaddy had said that candidates for parliament must preserve the country's 'race and religion,' a violation of election laws.
