Birth date: September 14, 1982
Activity: Martial arts instructor, social activist
Date of arrest: August 7, 2011
Sentence: Detained without trial
Charge: Attempting to overthrow the government (Article 79)
Current location: B14 Detention Center, Hanoi
Nguyen Xuan Anh is a martial arts instructor from Vinh City and is married with two children. After his arrest, security police raided his home. Nguyen Xuan Anh was arrested as part of a larger crackdown currently totaling 17 human rights defenders (mostly from Vinh Province).