Age: May 14, 1946
Activity: Catholic priest
Date of arrest: February 19, 2007
Sentence: Sentenced to 8 years imprisonment on March 30, 2007; released on medical parole on March 15, 2010 and re-jailed on July 25, 2011
Charge: Propaganda against the socialist state (Article 88)
Current location: K1 Prison Camp, Ha Nam Province
Father Nguyen Van Ly has spent over 15 years in prison for the causes of democracy and human rights. Initially arrested in September 1977 and sentenced to 20 years in a labor camp near Hue, he was later released but prohibited from engaging in religious activities. On March 30, 2007, in a broadcasted show trial, authorities muzzled him while he tried to defend himself. He is a one of the founders of Bloc 8406 and past editor of an underground publication.