Answer the following question: Facts: - birth name: nguyen van ly - birth date: 15 may 1946 - name: father thadeus nguyen van ly - nationality: vietnamese - birth place: vinh vietnam chap , vinh linh , quang tri , - occupation: roman catholic priest and political dissident Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thadeus nguyen van ly .
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father thadeus nguyen van ly -lrb- born 15 may 1946 -rrb- is a vietnamese roman catholic priest and dissident involved in many pro-democracy movements , for which he was imprisoned for a total of almost 15 years .for his ongoing imprisonment and continuous non-violent protest , amnesty international adopted father ly in december 1983 as a prisoner of conscience .most recently , his support for the bloc 8406 manifesto has led to his sentence on 30 march 2007 , for an additional eight years in prison , where he was released and then returned in 2011 .