Update: Vo Minh Tri was released on December 13, 2015 after serving his full 4 year sentence.

Vo Minh Tri (aka Viet Khang) is a Vietnamese musician who was sentenced to four years in prison and two years of house arrest on October 30, 2012 for “anti-state propaganda.” This charge refers to music which he produced with Tran Vu Anh Binh (aka Hoang Nhat Thong) which criticized Vietnam’s violent response to peaceful anti-China protests. Multiple songs created by the pair were shared online in videos accompanied by images of police brutality toward peaceful protestors. An excerpt from their song “Where is My Country?” is below:

“Where is your nationalism?
Why consciously take orders from China?
You will leave a mark to last a thousand years,
Your hands will be stained with the blood of our people.”

Vo Minh Tri and Tran Vu Anh Binh are each currently imprisoned in Ho Chi Minh City, where Vo is expected to remain until October 2016. Following his prison release, the singer will be subject to a further two years of house arrest.