Nguyễn Hoàng Vi

Nguyễn Hoàng Vi (born 4 March 1987) is a Vietnamese independent journalist, known for her reporting on human rights issues in Vietnam.

Journalism Vi became known for her writing for independent news outlets in Vietnam; after many of these were shut down by Vietnamese authorities, she started to post her articles on social media, including Facebook and Blogger. She was known for her reports on human rights issues, including the harassment and imprisonment of independent journalists and human rights activists. Vi was also known as a pro-democracy activist.

Harassment Vi has been arrested and detained on multiple occasions in response to her journalism.

On 28 December 2012, after publishing an article on the experiences of journalists and human rights activists in the Vietnamese criminal justice system, she was detained and questioned by police officers at a police station in the Nguyễn Cư Trinh (now Cầu Ông Lãnh) ward of Ho Chi Minh City. Vi subsequently reported that she had been physically and sexually assaulted by officers, including being beaten, stripped, and undergoing a vaginal cavity search.

The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Vietnamese authorities to investigate the alleged assault and arbitrary detention of Vi.