Nguyen Quang Vinh
Current Status: Pre-trial detention
Other Names: Nguyễn Quang Vinh
Date of Birth: 1981
Gender: M
Ethnicity: Kinh
Occupation: Engineer
Areas of Activism:
- Freedom of expression
- Land rights
- Press
Details
Background
Nguyen Quang Vinh lives and works in Nghe An.
Profile photo: Vinh at the Nghe An’s Security Investigating Agency office. Source: Cong an Nghe an
History of ActivismVinh is an ordinary citizen with no apparent political affiliations. He is an electrical trader and operates a website called “chuyentrangoto.com” to share news about automobiles and his products. There is also a sub-website named “news.chuyentrangoto.com,” which the authorities alleged that he used to post and share information about political conditions in Vietnam, as well as social-economic issues.
The Nghe An Public Security accused Vinh of sharing five “one-sided” articles about the Dong Tam land dispute after the violent incident on January 9, 2020, in which dozens of locals were arrested and a local land rights leader and three police officers were killed.
Charged under Art. 331 (2015 Code).
July 27, 2020
- Art. 331 (2015 Code)
Nghe An province public security, Nghe An province
Vinh’s home in Vinh City (map)
Details of Imprisonment
The provincial public security office accused Vinh of sharing five “one-sided” articles about the Dong Tam land dispute after the violent incident on January 9, 2020, in which dozens of locals were arrested and a local land rights leader and three police officers were killed.
They also asserted that Vinh did not know anything about the incident and intended to share the story updates for the purpose of getting likes and clicks, which has generated around 13,000,000 dong (approximately US$559) in ad revenue.
Several activists were silenced, fined, and even arrested for sharing news and opinions after the Dong Tam incident.
ResourcesKhởi tố kẻ lợi dụng các quyền tự do dân chủ xâm phạm lợi ích của Nhà nước, Công an Nghệ An, August 6, 2020
Một người nữa bị khởi tố vì đưa tin về vụ Đồng Tâm, Radio Free Asia Vietnamese, August 13, 2020
Profile last updated: 2024-06-13 20:34:06