Nguyễn Văn Đài
Nguyễn Văn Đài | |
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Đài at an evening concert in München, July 2018, to raise money for suppressed protesters | |
| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) Khoái Châu District, Hưng Yên Province, Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Democracy activism, 2015 detention |
Nguyễn Văn Đài (born 1970 in Khoái Châu District in Hưng Yên Province) is a Vietnamese human rights lawyer, democracy activist and blogger. He was arrested on December 16, 2015, by the Vietnamese authorities and charged under Article 88 for "conducting propaganda against the state". The arrest was condemned by international human rights organisations and elected representatives across the world.
On April 5, 2017, while still in the prison in Vietnam, he received from German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier the Human Rights award 2017 of German Association of Judges.