Hoang Viet Khanh
Current Status: Pre-trial detention
Date of Birth: 1983
Gender: M
Areas of Activism:
- Defense of HRDs
- Political change
- Anti-corruption
Details
Khanh started using Facebook to share his perspective on political and social issues in Vietnam around 2018. He publicly posted support for political prisoners and called for greater government transparency, especially in policing.
Khanh was summoned for questioning about his posts by Lam Dong police in June 2023 but refused to comply, citing covid-19 concerns.
Photo source: Human Rights Watch
Charged under Art. 117 (2015 Code).
Lam Dong provincial police arrested Hoang Viet Khanh (b. 1983) on March 1, 2024, and accused him of posting articles and videos that allegedly “defame the party, the state and chairman Ho Chi Minh.” The Cyber Security and Crime Prevention Department had reportedly reviewed Khanh’s social media before passing the information to the Security Investigation Agency of Lam Dong provincial police.
Resources:
His Facebook account
Khởi tố Hoàng Việt Khánh về hành vi tuyên truyền chống Nhà nước, Cong an dan nhan, March 1, 2024 (Archived link)
Lâm Đồng: Khởi tố, bắt tạm giam đối tượng tuyên truyền chống Nhà nước, Vietnam+, March 1, 2024
Facebooker arrested as Vietnam’s internet crackdown continues, RFA, March 3, 2023
Vietnam: New Wave of Arrests of Critics, HRW, March 5, 2024
Profile last updated: 2024-07-16 04:00:41