Tran Thu Nguyet
Current Status: At risk
Other Names: Trần Thu Nguyệt, Bà Hai Miên (Facebook name)
Date of Birth: November 20, 1971
Gender: F
Religion: Christian (Catholic)
Ethnicity: Kinh
Areas of Activism:
- Environment
- Human rights
Details - Background, History of Activism.
Tran Thu Nguyet is an outspoken human rights activist. She has participated in almost all demonstrations on anti-China issues and environmental protection, attended the hearings of dissidents, and protected their families.
Profile photo source: Facebook Trần Thu Nguyệt
In 2016, Nguyet was illegally detained for three days by Ho Chi Minh city’s police because of her participation in a demonstration against the Formosa environmental disaster.
She was also assaulted many times while participating in protests.
On November 30, 2017, she was beaten and detained for several hours when protesting the ten-year appellate judgment against Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh.
Despite being offered to relocate to the United States, she decided to stay in Vietnam and continue fighting for human rights.
Bà Trần Thu Nguyệt đang gặp nguy hiểm, Chân Trời Mới media, May 30, 2018
Saigon-based Activist Deported When Trying to Attend Funeral of Catholic Priest’s Mother in Central Region, Defend The Defenders, April 23, 2018
Việt Nam: Hãy hủy bỏ mọi cáo buộc đối với “Mẹ Nấm”, Human Rights Watch, December 1, 2017
April 22, 2018: prohibited from attending the funeral of Priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc’s mother
- Travel restriction
- Property confiscation
April 22, 2018
Public security
Vinh International Airport, Nghe An province (map)
- liberty and security of the person
- freedom of movement
Nguyen Dinh Thuc is a Catholic priest who spoke out the Formosa environmental disaster and helped victims of the toxic waste spill to fight for compensation. Tran Thu Nguyet was also surveilled and detained several times by police because of her participation in many non-violent demonstrations on this issue and anti-China protests.
On April 22, as soon as she landed at Vinh airport to attend Thuc’s mother’s funeral, police confiscated her phone and took her to a local station. After being detained for two hours, she was deported back to Ho Chi Minh City without attending the funeral.
Saigon-based Activist Deported When Trying to Attend Funeral of Catholic Priest’s Mother in Central Region, Defend The Defenders, April 23, 2018
Profile last updated: 2019-04-28 20:32:56