Pham Minh Hoang
Encyclopedia
Phạm Minh Hoàng is a Vietnamese
French-educated lecturer in applied mathematics at the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Technology, who was arrested in Vietnam
on charges of belonging to the pro-democracy organization Viet Tan
, which is banned in Vietnam
.
Hoang's wife, Le Thi Kieu Oanh, believed her husband was arrested because he supported the protests against controversial Chinese-run bauxite mines in Vietnam's Central Highlands.
Hoang remains in police custody since August 13, 2010.
He was sentenced to jail for 3 years on August 10, 2011 .
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam...
French-educated lecturer in applied mathematics at the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Technology, who was arrested in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
on charges of belonging to the pro-democracy organization Viet Tan
Viet Tan
Việt Tân is a network of members inside Vietnam and around the world, that aims to establish democracy and reform Vietnam through peaceful and political means.The organization has its origins in the National United Front for the Freedom of Vietnam , founded on September 10,...
, which is banned in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
.
Background
At the time of the arrest, he was a temporary teaching applied mathematics at the Ho Chi Minh City Institute of Technology.Hoang's wife, Le Thi Kieu Oanh, believed her husband was arrested because he supported the protests against controversial Chinese-run bauxite mines in Vietnam's Central Highlands.
Hoang remains in police custody since August 13, 2010.
He was sentenced to jail for 3 years on August 10, 2011 .
External links
- Viet Tan Press Release "On the Charges Against Professor Pham Minh Hoang"
- "Vietnam jails dissident blogger Pham Minh Hoang", BBC, 10 August 2011
- "Vietnam jails French-Vietnamese teacher Pham Minh Hoang over blogs", Chicago Sun-Times, August 10, 2011