Who is nguyenn Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong?

Nguyen Quoc Duc Vuong, or Facebooker Vuong Nguyen, was arrested on September 23, 2019. At 11:00 AM, hundreds of public security officers raided Vuong’s house in Lac Lam Commune, Don Duong District, Lam Dong Province and took him away in handcuffs in front of his father and siblings.

What happened to Vuong Nguyen?

Since his arrest on September 23, 2019, Vuong Nguyen has not been able to meet with his family, and only met with his attorney, Nguyen Van Vuong, on June 12, 2020. Human Rights Watch released a statement, urging authorities to free him and drop the charges against him.

Will Vuong’s charges be dropped?

HRW has called for Vuong to be released and all charges dropped, noting the national security charge could mean Vietnamese authorities could both detain the young activist and deny him access to legal counsel until the police investigation is finished – conditions it described as “conducive to mistreatment or torture”.