Freed Democracy Activist Knew Family Would Not Give Up

Chau Van Kham speaks to media during a press conference in Sydney, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Pro-democracy activist Chau Van Kham will speak publicly for the first time since returning to Australia after four years detained in a Vietnamese jail. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

Pro-democracy activist Chau Van Kham says he wasn’t afraid of dying in a Vietnamese jail, knowing his supporters in Australia would never give up on him.

The joyous face of his most staunch advocate, wife Quynh Trang Truong, was the first he saw when he came through the arrival gates at Sydney Airport on Tuesday.