Nguyen Xuan Nghia

Is case active: No

Designation:Activist, Journalist, Literary writer, Poet

Gender:Male

A poet, novelist, and founder of the banned democracy movement known as Bloc 8406, Nguyen was arrested in 2008 following the publication of Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy in Vietnam. He was sentenced to six years in prison at a forced labor camp and released in 2014. May 2018, he was arrested again for possessing banned literature. In January 2021, agents prevented him from leaving his house during the Communist Party Congress. He continues reporting on Vietnam’s economy despite ongoing harassment.