TRAN MINH NHAT

 

TRAN MINH NHAT (b. 1988)

A Vietnamese journalist and human rights activist from the province of Lam Dong in the south of Vietnam. Nhat works with the Vietnam Redemptorist News promoting economic, social, and cultural rights in Vietnam.

He was arrested in 2011 for “carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” under Article 79 of Vietnam's Criminal Code due to his writings in favor of free speech and a pluralist political system in Vietnam. He was sentenced to four years in prison with additional three years of probation. He was released on August 28, 2015 after completing his prison sentence where he has faced constant harassment by the police. After his release, the threats against him and his family continued. In 2017, a warrant for his arrest was issued, claiming he had breached the terms of his probation. In his case history on Front Line Defenders, Nhat’s status is listed as “threatened.”