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Place of Birth: Vietnam
About Nguyen Quoc Quan
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- Nguyen Quoc Quan (Vietnamese: Nguy?n Qu?c Quân, born November 20, 1953) is a Vietnamese-born American mathematics researcher and human rights activist and a member of the leadership committee of the organization Viet Tan.
- He has been detained since April 17, 2012 after arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- On April 28, 2012, Vietnam's state media reported the pro-democracy activist has been arrested and accused of organizing "terrorism" activities.
- Previously, Dr Quan was arrested in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on a trip on November 17, 2007 for preparing pro-democracy flyers.
- During that first trip, he brought in a Vietnamese translation of the book From Dictatorship to Democracy about nonviolent resistance. He stood trial in Vietnam on May 13, 2008 on charges of "terrorism" and was sentenced to 6 months in prison.
- He was eventually released on May 17, 2008 and returned to his home in Elk Grove, California to his wife and two teenage sons.
- In 2012, he was re-arrested on another trip to Vietnam, and held in prison for 9 months.
- Following intense US pressure, he was deported on January 30, 2013.
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