Birth date: 1967
Activity: Writer
Date of arrest: November 15, 2011
Sentence: Sentenced to 5 years imprisonment followed by 3 years house arrest on December 29, 2011
Charge: Propaganda against the socialist state (Article 88)
Current location: Nghe An Province
Ho Thi Bich Khuong is one of Vietnam’s foremost advocates for farmers victimized by government land grabs. She has written extensively about their plight and published detailed accounts online. She was previously arrested in April 2007 and detained for two years for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state.” She is a recipient of Human Rights Watch’s Hellman/Hammett award.
