Le Thi Binh
Current Status: Pre-trial detention
Other Names: Lê Thị Bình
Date of Birth: 1976
Gender: F
Ethnicity: Kinh
Last Known Prison: Long Tuyền prison, Can Tho Province
Areas of Activism:
- Freedom of expression
- Sovereignty
Details - Background, History of Activism, Family Situation.
She is from Bình Thủy, Cần Thơ Province.
Binh participated in the peaceful nationwide protests against the draft Laws on Cybersecurity and Special Economic Zones on June 10, 2018. She posted on her Facebook many articles about Vietnamese issues. She was charged under Article 331 of the 2015 Criminal Code for “abusing democratic freedoms.”https://the88project.org/profile/160/le-minh-the/
Facebook name Ngoc Lan CT
Arrested December 22, 2020. Charged under Art. 331 (2015 Code).
- freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention
- liberty and security of the person
- freedom of expression
Binh was traveling by taxi from Cần Thơ toward Đồng Tháp when she was abducted in Bình Tân village, Vĩnh Long Province, around 8:30am as her taxi was chased and stopped by plainclothes men.
After the kidnapping, Can Tho Police broke into her house and searched it without a warrant. They said they found many incriminating documents “whose content is against the national interest."
State-run Tuoi Tre announces arrest of Le Thi Binh
Nguoi Viet magazine’s account of Le thi Binh’s abduction from a taxi
Account of police illegally breaking into Binh’s home
Profile last updated: 2021-01-31 18:08:31