Nong Hung Anh

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Birth date: 1988

Activity: Blogger, Hanoi University student

Date of arrest: August 5, 2011

Sentence: Detained without trial

Charge: Attempting to overthrow the government (Article 79)

Current location: B14 Detention Center, Hanoi


Nong Hung Anh is a fourth year student at Hanoi University, where he is currently studying foreign languages. He writes for prominent blogs such as www.boxitvn.net, a widely popular site founded by environmental activists and baokhongle.wordpress.com. Nong Hung Anh was arrested as part of a larger crackdown currently totaling 17 human rights defenders (mostly from Vinh Province).

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