Pham Chi Dung
Founder of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam, Pham was arrested in November 2019 for articles he wrote criticizing human rights by the government. On January 5, 2021, he… More
Tran Thi Nga Thuy Nga
In 2017, dissident blogger Tran Thi Nga was arrested on charges of spreading propaganda and ultimately imprisoned in highly abusive conditions. As part of an agreement to cut her… More
Ta Phong Tan
A police officer who began blogging to expose abuses of power, Ta was imprisoned in 2011 on anti-state propaganda charges. Her case sparked international activism and, in 2012, her… More
Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy
Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy was sentenced to three years in prison for her role as an editorial assistant to Nguyen Huu Vinh, who published articles on his blogs that… More
Nguyen Vu Binh
A former state media journalist, Binh left his post in 2001 to form his own pro-democracy political party. He was imprisoned from 2002 to 2007 at a labor camp… More
Tran Khai Thanh Thuy
Since 2006, Tran Khai Thanh Thuy faced violent threats and multiple brief detentions. In 2010, she was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for assault after… More
Doan Viet Hoat
Doan founded the Freedom Forum, a free speech discussion group, upon his release from a reeducation camp after 12 years. This led to his renewed arrest in 1990 and… More
Ho Van Hai Ho Hai, or DrHoHo
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… More
Stanislav Aseyev
Ukrainian writer Aseyev was kidnapped by pro-Russian militants in June 2017 and forced to confess to "spying." For 3 years, he had published reports on life under Russian occupation… More
Oleh Halaziuk
Radio Free Europe columnist Halaziuk was detained by Russian-backed separatists from August 2017 through December 2019. Since the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine, he had covered everyday living conditions… More
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