Nguyen Thi Nhu Hoa
Nguyễn Thị Như Hòa
Detainment Type: Likely released - at risk
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Other Names: Nguyễn Thị Như Hòa
Date of Birth: 1975
Gender: F
Ethnicity: Kinh
Activist Focus:
- Freedom of expression
- Sovereignty
- Press
Sentenced to 9 months in prison under Art. 318 (2015 Code). Expected Release is March 10, 2019.
August 22, 2018 - Date of trial
9 months in prison
March 10, 2019
Details of Imprisonment
Trial of six protesters in Phan Rang-Thap Cham City, Ninh Thuan Province on August 22, 2018.
On June 10, 2018, Hoa attended a large protest in Phan Rang-Thap Cham City, Ninh Thuan Province, protesting against the Law of Special Economic Zones, which is in process of review by the Vietnamese National Assembly. After that, she was arrested under the Art. 318 of the 2015 Criminal Code for “disturbing public order.” In a one-day trial on August 22, together with five other protesters, Hoa was sentenced to nine months of imprisonment.
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He was due for release from prison in March 2019. The 88 Project has been unable to verify his release, and thus, we have listed him as "likely released - at risk." We acknowledge that he may still be imprisoned, and if he was released, he may still be at risk of harassment or even rearrest.
ResourcesNinh 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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