Birth date: 1978
Activity: Musician
Date of arrest: December 23, 2011
Sentence: Detained without trial
Charge: Unknown
Current location: Tien Giang Province
Vo Minh Tri is a singer/songwriter who goes by the name Viet Khang. He participated in the anti-China protests of 2011. His songs expressing anguish over the loss of national sovereignty struck a chord among Vietnamese netizens and went viral online.
On the occasion of the visit to France of Mr. Tô Lâm, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, from 9 to 11 September 2026, our organisations wish to call on you to make human rights an essential component of your discussions with the Vietnamese authorities.
On August 22, 2026, Facebook users in Vietnam found themselves unable to access several pages operated by Vietnamese opposition groups, independent media outlets, and activists abroad. The geo-blocked pages include Viet Tan, Thoibao.de, Nguyen Van Dai, Hue Nhu, and Chan Troi Moi Media.
As Vietnamese authorities intensify their efforts to silence critical voices beyond the country’s borders, the European Parliament hosted a conference dedicated to transnational repression carried out by the Hanoi regime.
Over the past several years, Vietnamese authorities have increasingly extended their mechanisms of control and repression far beyond the country’s borders. After unleashing an unprecedented wave of repression against citizen journalists, human rights defenders, and dissident voices inside Vietnam, the communist regime, under the leadership of General To Lam, is intensifying its actions against activists and opponents living abroad.
