Birth date: 1978
Activity: Musician
Date of arrest: December 23, 2011
Sentence: Detained without trial
Charge: Unknown
Current location: Tien Giang Province
Vo Minh Tri is a singer/songwriter who goes by the name Viet Khang. He participated in the anti-China protests of 2011. His songs expressing anguish over the loss of national sovereignty struck a chord among Vietnamese netizens and went viral online.
Over the past two years, the level of repression under Communist Party Chief To Lam, who holds the rank of Police General, has increased in severity against both citizens within the country and individuals in the Vietnamese diaspora.
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Viet Tan wishes to highlight a troubling reality: there is no genuine press freedom in Vietnam. All authorized media outlets operate under the strict control of the communist regime and are subject to systematic censorship.
The newly “elected” President of Vietnam, To Lam, is making an official visit to China from April 14 to 17. This trip sends a clear political signal: Hanoi is becoming further dependent on Beijing for its legitimacy.
On the occasion of To Lam’s visit to the United States to attend the launch meeting of the Board of Peace, Viet Tan calls on governments not to legitimize the authoritarian consolidation underway in Vietnam.
