Trần Đức Thạch
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Trần Đức Thạch (born June 19, 1952)[1] is a Vietnamese author, human rights activist and prisoner of conscience. Thach was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a former member of the People's Army of Vietnam. Thach is known for his poems, articles and reports that condemn corruption, injustice and human rights violations in Vietnam. On April 23, 2020, Thach was arrested in the Nghe An province for the second time and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for "activities aimed at overthrowing the government". His expected release is on April 23, 2032.[2]
Activism
He has written a novel, poems, articles and reports that condemn corruption, injustice and human rights abuses.[3]
Since 1975, Thach has been repeatedly harassed by the Vietnamese authorities. His first arrest and conviction was in September 2008, where Thach had served a three-year jail term for "conducting propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" under Article 88 of the Penal Code.[4]
After his first prison term, Thach continued his campaigning against the Vietnamese authorities.
Thach co-founded the pro-democracy group the Brotherhood for Democracy[5] with lawyer and former political prisoner Nguyen Van Dai in 2013. The group mainly campaigns for human rights on social media, but has been suppressed by the Vietnamese government. His second arrest was in April 2020[6] at his home for "activities aimed at overthrowing the government".
International response
The arrest of Thach has caught attention internationally.
In September 2020, Human Rights Watch urged the Vietnamese authorities to drop the charges and immediately release Thach.[7]
References
- ↑ "Trần Đức Thạch lĩnh án 12 năm tù về tội 'Hoạt động nhằm lật đổ chính quyền nhân dân'" [Tran Duc Thach was sentenced to 12 years in prison for 'Activities aimed at overthrowing the people's government']. Tin Tức (in Tiếng Việt). 15 December 2020.
- ↑ "Profile: Tran Duc Thach - The 88 Project". Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ "Free Vietnam's Political Prisoners!". Human Rights Watch. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ "Y án 12 năm tù cho nhà thơ bất đồng chính kiến Trần Đức Thạch" [Dissident poet Tran Duc Thach was sentenced to 12 years in prison]. BBC News Tiếng Việt (in Tiếng Việt). 24 March 2021.
- ↑ Quyen, Nhan. "Democracy Campaigner Tran Duc Thach Convicted of Subversion, Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison and Three Years of Probation – Defend The Defenders – Người Bảo Vệ Nhân Quyền". Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ "Vietnam writer jailed for 12 years over articles critical of government". France 24. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ↑ "Vietnam: Release Dissident Poet". Human Rights Watch. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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