Tran Thi My Linh
Current Status: At risk
Other Names: Trần Thị Mỹ Linh, Cat Linh
Date of Birth: December 8, 1998
Gender: F
Religion: Christian (Catholic)
Ethnicity: Kinh
Occupation: Student
Areas of Activism:
- Democracy
- Freedom of expression
- Human rights
Details - Background, History of Activism, Contact Information.
Tran Thi My Linh is from Ha Tinh province. She is now living in Ha Noi.
Profile photo source: Facebook Cat Linh
My Linh often shares her views on social issues through her Facebook account Cat Linh, with more than 13.000 followers, and YouTube channel, Cát Linh Official.
YouTube channel Cát Linh Official
February 27, 2019: detained for live-streaming on Facebook about North Korea and U.S. summit
- freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention
- liberty and security of the person
- freedom of expression
- freedom of peaceful assembly
On February 27, 2019, Tran Thi My Linh (Cat Linh) and Le Dung Vova were arrested at 5:30 pm while photographing and filming Donald Trump’s convoy passing by Trang Tien Street, during the North Korea and United States summit. They both were detained at Trang Tien police station.
Linh was released at 1:00 am the next day.
An ninh thắt chặt- nhiều nhà hoạt động bị bắt ở Hà Nội và Sài Gòn, Saigon Broadcasting Television Network, February 27, 2019
October 6, 2019: detained for seven hours and property confiscated
- Detention
- Property confiscation
- Police interrogation
October 6, 2019
Public security
A cafeteria at To Hien Thanh Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Ha Noi (map)
- freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention
- liberty and security of the person
- freedom of expression
On October 6, 2019, three members of Chan Hung Nuoc Viet TV, an independent media organization that reports news and debates on national issues, joined a workshop on the East Sea (South China Sea) in Hanoi. They were Vu Manh Tuan, Le Dung Vova (Le Van Dung), and Cat Linh (Tran Thi My Linh).
After the workshop ended, they went to a cafeteria at To Hien Thanh Street, Hai Ba Trung District, for lunch. At 11:38 AM, a group of more than ten public security officers stormed into the place and “invited” the trio to Nguyen Gia Thieu’s police station, where they were detained and interrogated separately about their journalism activities for more than seven hours.
Police requested that they delete all the recordings and notes from the workshop and also confiscated all of their property, notably eight cell phones, two cameras, and other types of equipment.
The three were all released at 6:00 PM and told to return and work with police again the next day.
Confiscating Their Equipment during Workshop on East Sea in Hanoi, Defend the Defenders, October 6, 2019
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Profile last updated: 2020-01-03 02:39:24