Tran Thi Bich Ngoc
Current Status: Likely released - at risk
Other Names: Trần Thị Bích Ngọc
Date of Birth: 1994
Gender: F
Ethnicity: Kinh
Areas of Activism:
- Democracy
Highlighted Human Rights Concerns:
- Former Political Prisoner
Details - Background, History of Activism.
Tran Thi Bich Ngoc is from Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province.
According to state-owned media, on Feb. 16, Ngoc and other members of her group "collaborated with overseas organizations" to "print and distribute leaflets" in Quy Nhon and An Nhon township, in Binh Dinh’s Tuy Phuoc district. Binh Dinh newspaper said the leaflets had "content that appeals for support for a so-called 'interim national government of Vietnam,' speaks ill of current leaders, propagates and incites the people to subvert the government."
Zing.vn, Nhóm rải tờ rơi chống phá chính quyền lĩnh án, December 28, 2017
Nguoi Viet, Chín người ở Bình Định bị án tù vì cáo buộc ‘chống chế độ,’ December 31, 2017
RFA, Vietnam Jails Nine For ‘Anti-Government’ Activities, December 29, 2017
Arrested February, 2017. Sentenced to 3 years in prison under Art. 88 (1999 Code). Expected Release is February, 2020.
Tran Thi Bich Ngoc was arrested in February 2017 and sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment under Art. 88 of the 1999 Criminal Code on December 27, 2017. Eight other members of the group were tried the same day and received from 3 to 14 years of imprisonment.
Profile last updated: 2020-08-07 17:34:54