Thach Cuong
Current Status: Sentenced to prison
Other Names: Thạch Cương
Date of Birth:
Gender: M
Religion: Buddhist
Ethnicity: Khmer Krom
Areas of Activism:
- Indigenous rights
- Religious freedom
Communities At Risk:
Sentenced to 3 years 6 months in prison under Art. 331 (2015 Code). Expected Release is January 31, 2027.
July 31, 2023
- Art. 331 (2015 Code)
Trà Vinh, Viet Nam
March 20, 2024 - Date of trial
3 years 6 months in prison
January 31, 2027
US government
Details of Imprisonment
A court in Cau Ngang County in Tra Vinh Province on March 20, 2024 sentenced Khmer Krom activists Thach Cuong to four years in prison and To Hoang Chuong to three years and a half for “abusing democratic freedoms.” Prosecutors said that between September 2021 and June 2023, Cuong posted 11 videos about himself, shared 3 posts “from foreign sources and from Thach Cuong.” Chuong, they said, made eight posts that contained “untrue information” about the local police and other individuals, including about some doctors from a local hospital. They were also accused of passing out copies of the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
ResourcesKhởi tố, bắt tạm giam Thạch Cương và Tô Hoàng Chương về hành vi lợi dụng quyền tự do, dân chủ, Cong Thong Tin Dien Tu Tinh Tra Vinh, July 31, 2023
Thach Cuong, USCRIF
2 Khmer Krom activists given prison sentences in Vietnam, RFA, March 20, 2024
On the Convictions of Vietnamese Ethnic Minority and Religious Freedom Advocates, US Dept. of State, April 1, 2024
Profile last updated: 2024-06-13 20:34:07