Bui Van Thuan

Bui Van Thuan was arrested in August 2021 and accused of “anti-state propaganda” for his Facebook page. In November 2022, he was sentenced to eight years in prison and five years of probation. Authorities charged him under Article 117 of the Vietnamese Penal Code for “making, storing, disseminating or propagandizing information, materials and products that aim to oppose the State.” In 2024 and 2025, his wife reported repeated harassment by local authorities, including surveillance, police summons, and being followed by unidentified individuals.