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Nguyen Quoc Quan

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200: 372: 411:. The charges were later changed to subversion of the state. He is being detained for at least four months. According to his wife, he was planning to visit his younger sister and "talk about democracy and the rule of law". The U.S. consulate in Vietnam has confirmed that he has been arrested, but no formal charges have been filed and has not been granted a lawyer. Since his arrest, the US consulate was able to visit him only once. 406:
On April 17, 2012, Dr. Quan was at the Tan Son Nhat airport, when he called his wife and told her that he will call again shortly when he arrives at the hotel. Shortly after the phone call, he was then arrested at the airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Government officials did not confirm his arrest until
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that included a petition demanding for an immediate release. The petition collected more than 18,000 signatures. In addition, an international lobbying campaign was undertaken to rally support of Western government officials behind this issue, including many elected officials from the United States,
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The arrests were not officially confirmed by the Vietnamese government until November 22, 2007. During the press briefing, officials declined to state which laws the detained individuals have broken, nor released any information about Nguyen Quoc Quan, whose whereabouts remained unknown for almost a
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Following the sentencing, a U.S. Embassy spokeswoman in Hanoi said in a statement: "We welcome his release and return to the United States. We remain disappointed by the decision of the Government of Vietnam to charge Dr. Quan with 'terrorism.' We are not aware of any information that would support
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His trial was set for January 22, 2013. However, prior to the trial was to take place, it was postponed with no explanation. If charged, he could face up a ten years in prison. Following intense US diplomatic pressure, he was released, deported on January 30, 2013. He was reunited with his family
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Nguyen Quoc Quan along with the other two remaining detainees, Nguyen The Vu, and Somsak Kunmi stood trial in Vietnam on May 13, 2008. Officials from the U.S. consulate attended the behind-the-doors trial. Nguyen Quoc Quan was sentenced to six months in prison, but since he has already served that
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During Nguyen Quoc Quan's detention in Vietnam along with Thai citizen Somsak Khumni and Vietnamese businessman Nguyen The Vu, the U.S. consulate was allowed to visit him only once per month. Family visits were prohibited altogether. His wife was first granted a visa to visit him in January 2008,
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On November 17, 2007, along with two other Viet Tan members (Truong Van Ba, a Hawaiian restaurant owner, and Frenchwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, a contributor to Viet Tan's Radio Chan Troi Moi radio show) he was arrested in the southern suburb of Ho Chi Minh City. At the time, they were leading a
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At the beginning, state-controlled media in Vietnam acknowledged jailing only some, but not all activists. The website of the newspaper Sai Gon Giai Phong originally showed an image of US national Nguyen Quoc Quan wearing prison garb, but hours later replaced it with a manipulated image of him
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Authorities in Vietnam have attempted to link the arrest of these Viet Tan members to two Vietnamese Americans who reportedly attempted to smuggle firearms into the country six days after the original arrests. However, Viet Tan has firmly denied any association with those individuals.
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on December 10, 2008, 11 members of the United States congress wrote a joint letter to the prime minister of Vietnam inquiring why the group of people are being detained in Vietnam and when they will be returned to their families in the United States.
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time, was released on May 17, 2008. Nguyen The Vu was released immediately, and Somsak Kunmi will server another three months before he will be released. Other than the sentences, the preceding judge would not release any further detail of the trial.
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to call for Dr. Quan's immediate release on grounds that the Vietnamese government is "abusing its vague national security provisions as the pretext to arrest and detain individuals who peacefully advocate for religious and political freedom."
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wrote "Not only do we ask you to work to return these United States citizens to the United States, but we ask you to convey to the government of Vietnam that the arbitrary detention of United States citizens is unacceptable."
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On January 7, 2008 55 members of the California assembly signed a letter to the president of the Vietnam stating the "arbitrary detention of these individuals is unacceptable" and requested their immediate release.
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The two-page pamphlet titled "Non-Violent Struggle: The Approach To Overcome Dictatorship" (translated from Vietnamese) and protesters to "faithfully maintain the discipline of non-violence."
218:, when 20 security officers raided the house. Also arrested in the same group were Vietnamese citizens Nguyen The Vu, Nguyen Trong Khiem, Nguyen Viet Trung and Thai journalist Somsak Khunmi. 1458: 1724: 141:. On April 28, 2012, Vietnam's state media reported the "pro-democracy activist" has been arrested and accused of organizing "terrorism" activities. Previously, Dr Quan was arrested in 159:. He stood trial in Vietnam on May 13, 2008, on charges of "terrorism" and was sentenced to 6 months in prison. He was eventually released on May 17, 2008, and returned to his home in 129:, born November 20, 1953) is a Vietnamese-born American mathematics researcher and human rights activist and a member of the leadership committee of the anti-communist organization 1581: 199: 459:
On April 14, 2012, his wife Mai Huong Ngo went before a House of Representative panel to appeal for help in releasing her husband. She specifically requested the help of
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though the Vietnamese consulate revoked the visa one week prior her scheduled trip. She was able to talk to him only after his release 6 months later.
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Michael Orona, The US State Department deputy director overseeing human rights, said that Quan "should not have been arrested in the first place."
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on a trip on November 17, 2007, for preparing pro-democracy flyers. During that first trip, he brought in a Vietnamese translation of the book
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When Dr. Quan returned to United States on May 17, 2008, he was greeted by a group of cheering supporters, including Sacramento assemblyman
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five days later. He was detained on charges of terrorism and for planning to "instigate a demonstration" during the anniversary of the
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also called for unconditional and immediate release of Dr Quan and all other voices of conscience. On May 17, US House Representatives
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charges of 'terrorism'. We object to the detention and prosecution of any individual for peacefully expressing his or her own views."
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Norway, France and Australia. The broad support of this campaign by many officials is credited for his eventual release.
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that the Vietnamese government's accusation of 'terrorism' against Quan is "completely fabricated and has no basis."
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to "work to secure (Nguyen’s) immediate release so he can be reunited with his wife and two sons."
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Nguyen Quoc Quan entered Vietnam on November 15, 2007, on a bicycle through the Cambodian border.
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wearing a white shirt. Subsequent articles also listed his nationality as "unknown".
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The arrest was condemned by organizations and individuals worldwide including
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On January 11, 2013, as the trial date was announced, US representatives
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US House Resolution condemning the detention of Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan
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pro-democracy rally demanding for the release of Nguyen Quoc Quan
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Nguyen Quoc Quan is a former high school math teacher in
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organized an international campaign under the name of
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co-signed a letter addressed urging U.S. Ambassador
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www.viettan.org
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From Dictatorship to Democracy
nonviolent resistance
Elk Grove
California
Kien Giang
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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pamphlets
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Human Rights Watch
US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice
US representatives
Loretta Sanchez
Zoe Lofgren
Neil Abercrombie

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