Bounthanh Khammavong was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison under Article 65 of the Lao Penal Code. He was found guilty of “disseminating propaganda against the government with the intention of undermining the state” by the Supreme Court in Vientiane on September 18, 2015 after making online criticism directed at the Lao government on Facebook. Columbia Global Freedom of Expression could not identify the official legal and government records on the case and that the information contained in this report was derived from secondary sources. It must be noted that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding this legal matter will be updated as an official source becomes available.