Nguyen Van Minh

Detained Since: February 11, 2014.

Charges: Causing public disorder.

Sentence: Two-and-a-half years in prison.

Biography: Nguyen Van Minh is an independent Hoa Hao Buddhist activist who has campaigned for freedom of religion and conscience. He was arrested on February 11, 2014 on charges of “causing public disorder” as he was travelling to visit former prisoner of conscience Nguyen Bac Truyen and his wife. On August 26, 2014, the Dong Thap Provincial People’s Court him two years and six months in prison. He is detained in Dong Thap Province.

Advocate: Representative Ted Poe (R-TX)