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Nguyen Van Ly

Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest · Vietnam · On the map · Religious Figures · Born 1946 · age 80

Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý is a Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest and dissident involved in many pro-democracy movements, for which he was imprisoned for a total of almost 15 years. For his ongoing imprisonment and continuous non-violent protest, Amnesty International adopted Lý in December 1983 as a prisoner of conscience.

Nguyen Van Ly is read about 18 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026

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Awards

Homo Homini Award2002

About this person

Most recently, his support for the Bloc 8406 manifesto has led to his sentence on 30 March 2007, for an additional eight years in prison, where he was released and then returned in 2011.

Country
Vietnam
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 80