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Bùi Tuấn Lâm
Bùi Tuấn Lâm (born 1984), also known as Peter Lam Bui and online as Green Onion Bae () is a Vietnamese human rights activist. In 2021, he went viral on social media after posting a parody of the Turkish chef and internet meme Salt Bae. In September 2022, he was arrested and charged with sharing anti-state propaganda, and is currently serving a five year prison sentence. Personal life Lâm lived in the Thanh Bình ward of the Hải Châu district of Da Nang with his wife and three daughters. He is a Christianity in Vietnam, Christian. Prior to becoming an activist, he worked as an advertising designer in Ho Chi Minh City. After losing his job and being evicted by his landlord, he returned to Da Nang where he opened a noodle stand. Activism In 2013, Lâm took part in a civil society training programme held by Asian Bridge Philippines in Manila. Upon his return to Vietnam on 5 October, he was detained at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Hanoi and was held for 16 hours, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Bae
Nusret Gökçe (; born 1983), better known as Salt Bae, is a Turkish butcher, chef, and restaurateur. Gökçe's technique for preparing and seasoning meat became an internet meme in January 2017. He founded Nusr-Et, a chain of luxury steak houses. , Nusr-Et has branches in Turkey, Greece, the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The name of the restaurant chain comes from his own name and ''et'', which means "meat" in Turkish. Early life Nusret Gökçe was born in , a village in Şenkaya district of Erzurum Province, to a Kurdish family. His father, Faik, was a mineworker. The family's finances forced him to leave school in the sixth grade (aged 11–12) to work as a butcher's apprentice in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul. Career Gökçe visited several countries, including Argentina and the United States, between 2007 and 2010, where he worked in local restaurants for free in order to gain experience as a cook and a restaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |