Nguyễn Văn Túc

Nguyễn Văn Túc (born May 28, 1964) is a Vietnamese farmer, poet and prisoner of conscience. Tuc is known for campaigning for democracy, land rights and human rights in Vietnam. Tuc has been arrested twice by the Vietnamese authorities for exercising his rights. His recent arrest was on September 1, 2017. Tuc was charged with aiming to overthrow the state under Article 79 of the 1999 Penal Code and was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment. Previously he was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment in 2008 for propaganda against the state under Article 88 of the Penal Code. Provided by Wikipedia