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Nguyen Quoc Quan
Nguyen Quoc Quan
Nguyễn Quốc Quân
Born	20 November 1953 (age 70); Vietnam
Nationality	Vietnamese-American
Occupation	mathematics researcher
Known for	democracy activist
Website	www.viettan.org

Dr. Nguyen Quoc Quan (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Quốc Quân, born November 20, 1953) is a Vietnamese-born American mathematics researcher and human rights activist^[1] and a member of the leadership committee of the anti-communist organization Viet Tan. He was detained on April 17, 2012, after arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.^[2] On April 28, 2012, Vietnam's state media reported the "pro-democracy activist" has been arrested and accused of organizing "terrorism" activities.^[3] Previously, Dr Quan was arrested in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on a trip on November 17, 2007, for preparing pro-democracy flyers.^[4]^[5] During that first trip, he brought in a Vietnamese translation of the book From Dictatorship to Democracy about nonviolent resistance.^[6] He stood trial in Vietnam on May 13, 2008, on charges of "terrorism"^[6]^[7]^[8] and was sentenced to 6 months in prison.^[9] He was eventually released on May 17, 2008, and returned to his home in Elk Grove, California, to his wife and two teenage sons.^[9]^[10] 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.^[11]

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[CnnArrestApril2012-1] "Human rights activist detained in Vietnam on 'terrorism' charge". CNN. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-05-02.

[2] "Vietnam arrests pro-democracy activist". Retrieved 2012-04-29.

[3] "Human rights activist detained in Vietnam on 'terrorism' charge - CNN.com". CNN. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

[4] "Human rights activist detained in Vietnam on 'terrorism' charge". CNN. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-04-29.

[TranAngelinaDo-5] Tran Angelina Do (2008-05-07). "Doing time for democracy in Vietnam". Retrieved 2008-05-07.

[WallStreetHanoiOnTrial-6] "Hanoi on Trial". The Wall Street Journal. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-12.

[prnewswire.com-7] "Vietnamese Government to Bring to Trial American Activist Nguyen Quoc Quan and Two Other Democracy Promoters". 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-07.

[humanrightshouse.org-8] "Pro-democracy activists to be charged with terrorism in Vietnam". 2008-05-05. Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-05-07.

[SacBeeConfirms-9] Stephen Magagnini (2008-05-13). "Capital man freed after six months in Vietnamese jail". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2008-05-14.^{[dead link]}

[SFChronicleDeports-10] Demian Bulwa (2008-05-19). "Vietnam deports American democracy activist". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-05-20.

[WashingtonPostVietnamFreesAmerican-11] "Vietnam frees American democracy activist detained for 9 months". Washington Post. 2013-01-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-30.

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Nguyen Quoc Quan
Nguyễn Quốc Quân
Born	(1953-11-20) 20 November 1953 (age 70) Vietnam
Nationality	Vietnamese-American
Occupation	mathematics researcher
Known for	democracy activist
Website	www.viettan.org