Dissident Internet writer Nguyen Hong Quang released

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PEN International

16 September 2005

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(WiPC/IFEX) – The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN welcomes the release of pastor, lawyer and dissident Internet writer Nguyen Hong Quang, who was amnestied on 2 September 2005. He was arrested on 8 June 2004 and sentenced to three years in prison for his dissident activities.

(WiPC/IFEX) – The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN welcomes the release of pastor, lawyer and dissident Internet writer Nguyen Hong Quang, who was amnestied on 2 September 2005. He was arrested on 8 June 2004 and sentenced to three years in prison for his dissident activities.

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