Ho Van Hai
Is case active: Yes
Country:Vietnam
Region:Asia-Pacific
Gender:Male
Status:Displaced/In Exile
Blogger Ho Van Hai became well-known for criticizing Vietnam's one-party Communist rule. He spent over three years in prison for posting “anti-state propaganda” in support of protests following the 2016 Formosa disaster. He was sentenced after a secret trial in 2018 and endured harsh conditions while imprisoned. He was released into two years of house-arrest in April 2020, and left Vietnam for exile in the United States in May 2021.