[2] Roman Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly was sentenced to eight years in prison on March 30, 2007, for his support of the group's manifesto.

[4] Lawyer and labor activist Tran Quoc Hien was accused of being a part of Bloc 8406 in his 2007 trial that led to a five-year prison sentence for "endangering state security".

[5] He also posted articles critical to the government online, such as "The Tail", a description of life under Vietnamese secret police (MPS) surveillance.

[6] He was imprisoned in 2011 for "spreading anti-government propaganda" after posting copies of pro-democracy articles online.

Kim's sentence was criticised by the US State Department as well as Amnesty International, who recognised him as a prisoner of conscience.