hanoi court vietnam friday uphold nine-year jail sentence prominent activist convict spread propaganda state lawyer say blogger tran thi nga 40 initially find guilty trial july six months arrest widen crackdown critics communist government despite sweep economic reform increase openness towards social change rule party retain tight media censorship tolerate criticism nga sentence nine years prison five years probation uphold court central city nha trang one lawyers say nga say innocent guilty propaganda state lawyer ha huy son tell reuters telephone court officials immediately available comment nga family access hear u.s. embassy say deeply trouble court decision everyone vietnam able express political view without fear unite state call vietnam release tran thi nga prisoners conscience immediately u.s. embassy spokesman pope thrower say november vietnamese court uphold 10-year jail sentence another prominent blogger nguyen ngoc nhu quynh know nam mother mushroom jail publish propaganda state vietnamese court uphold jail term prominent activist lawyer