Appendix A: Key Figures

Family Members

• Dr. Cu Huy Ha Vu, defendant, Doctor of Law, Sorbonne.
• Nguyen Thi Duong Ha, lawyer and member of the Hanoi Bar Association, head of Cu Huy Ha Vu Law Firm, Dr. Vu’s wife.
• Cu Thi Xuan Bich, Dr. Vu’s younger sister.
• Cu Huy Thuoc, senior party member, Dr. Vu’s uncle.
• Cu Huy Chu, senior party member, Dr. Vu’s uncle.
• Dang Thi Kim Hoan, younger sister-in-law of the poet Xuan Dieu—one of Vietnam's most influential twentieth century poets—and Dr. Vu’s aunt-in-law.

Non-Family Members

• Lawyer Tran Dinh Trien, member of the Hanoi Bar Association, defense lawyer of Dr. Vu. Tran Dinh Trien is considered by many to be a rising star in the legal field as a defense lawyer for politically sensitive cases.
• Lawyer Ha Huy Son, member of the Hanoi Bar Association, Dr. Vu’s defense lawyer.
• Lawyer Tran Vu Hai, member of the Hanoi Bar Association, Dr. Vu’s defense lawyer.
• Lawyer Vuong Thi Thanh, member of the Hanoi Bar Association, Dr. Vu’s defense lawyer.
• Lawyer Tran Lam, a defense lawyer for many cases involving dissidents, including the recent trial of Vi Duc Hoi of Fatherland Journal.
• Ho Le Nhu Quynh, the woman with Dr. Vu when he was arrested on November 5, 2010.

Radio Stations, Newspapers, Websites, Journalists, and Bloggers

• Cong An Nhan Dan (People’s Police), the Ministry of Public Security’s newspaper.
• Bauxite Vietnam , a controversial in-country website devoted to environmental and social issues, especially the mining of bauxite in the Central Highlands and the alleged criminal mismanagement of the state-owned Vinashin Corporation. The website is spearheaded by the humanities scholar Nguyen Hue Chi, the education activist Pham Toan and Prof. Nguyen The Hung of Da Nang Polytechnic University.
• Radio Free Asia—Vietnamese Service.
• Voice of America—Vietnamese Service.
• British Broadcasting Corporation—Vietnamese Service.
• Dan Luan (Citizen Discussions), an overseas website that promotes citizen journalism, administered by Editor-in-Chief Nguyen Cong Huan.
• Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh (a.k.a. Mother Mushroom), an independent blogger based in Nha Trang.
• Bui Thanh Hieu (a.k.a Wind Merchant), an independent blogger based in Hanoi.
• Pham Tran, reporter for Saigon Broadcasting Television Network, United States.
• Nguyen Thi Tram Oanh, member of Journalists Without Borders, Germany.

Vietnamese Public Officials

• President Nguyen Minh Triet.
• Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
• Lt. Gen. Vu Hai Trieu, deputy director of General Department II, Ministry of Public Security.
• Le Thanh Hai, Politbureau member and VCP general secretary of Ho Chi Minh City.
• Nguyen Ba Thanh, VCP general secretary of the city of Da Nang.
• Lt. Gen. Huu Uoc, Editor-in-Chief of Cong An Nhan Dan (People’s Police) newspaper.
• Judge Nguyen Huu Chinh, Hanoi People’s Court.