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113:. On August 27, 2011, the Vietnamese government arrested Nhật and charged him with “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. Nhật was found guilty and sentenced to four years in prison with an additional three years of probation. He was eventually released on August 28, 2015 after completing his prison sentence where he has faced constant harassment by the police.
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February 10 to February 22, 2016, Nhật was again attacked by the police both inside and outside his home in the Lam Ha district of Lam Dong. His family's coffee plants were again set on fire, masked men threw stones at their homestead, and a police officer came to his front door and demanded
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January 9, 2013, a trial was held by the People's Court of Nghe An Province where Nhật and 13 other activists were found guilty of “carrying out activities with intent to overthrow the people’s administration” due to his political activities and involvement with the banned opposition group
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to protest these unfair conditions and treatment he and his fellow prisoners faced. Nhật was also pressured to sign a confession in order to receive a shorter sentence but openly refused, stating that he was “not guilty and nobody can force me to sign a confession.”
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chickens I wanted to throw up because of the smell They threw stones at our window, breaking glass and light bulbs. People who watch my house always have their weapon in their vehicles. I'm very worried.”
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on behalf of the 14 arrested
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