Thai Van Dung

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Birth date: June 3, 1988

Activity: Social activist

Date of arrest: August 19, 2011

Sentence: Detained without trial

Charge: Attempting to overthrow the government (Article 79)

Current location: B14 Detention Center, Hanoi


Thai Van Dung is a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. A resident of Hanoi, he attended citizen journalism courses hosted by the Vietnam Redemptorist News. His arrest is part of a larger crackdown currently totaling 17 human rights defenders (mostly from Vinh Province).

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