Nguyen Van Nghia
Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa
Detainment Type: Likely released - at risk
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Other Names: Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa
Date of Birth: 1989
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Kinh
Activist Focus:
- Freedom of expression
- Sovereignty
- Press
Sentenced to 2 years in prison under Art. 318 (2015 Code). Released June 10, 2020.
August 22, 2018 - Date of trial
2 years in prison
June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020
Details of Imprisonment
Trial of six protesters in Phan Rang-Thap Cham City, Ninh Thuan Province on August 22, 2018.
On June 10, 2018, Nghia attended a large protest in Phan Rang-Thap Cham City, Ninh Thuan Province, protesting against the Law of Special Economic Zones, which was in the process of review by the Vietnamese National Assembly. After that, he was arrested and tried under Art. 318 of the 2015 Criminal Code for “disturbing public order.” In a one-day trial on August 22, 2018, together with five other protesters, Nghia was sentenced to two years of imprisonment.
Ninh Thuận xét xử thêm sáu người biểu tình, Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2018
Án nghiêm khắc với 6 bị cáo gây rối trật tự công cộng ở Ninh Thuận, Báo Thanh Tra, August 22, 2018
Sáu bị cáo kích động, gây rối tại Ninh Thuận lãnh án, August 22, 2018
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