Tran Thi Tho
Trần Thị Thơ
Detainment Type: At risk
Other Names: Trần Thị Thơ
Date of Birth: December 16, 1979
Gender: F
Ethnicity: Kinh
Occupation: Teaching professional
Activist Focus:
- Public health
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Background
Tho is a lecturer and course leader of the Foreign Languages Faculty, Duy Tan University.
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History of ActivismTho has not been active in any political or activism movement in Vietnam. However, due to the failures of the Vietnamese government in ensuring the livelihoods of Vietnamese people during the COVID pandemic, she has expressed her opinion several times online and in her classrooms (also online).
August 5, 2021: fired and investigated for criticising COVID policies
On August 5, 2021, a student of Duy Tan University posted a video of him arguing with Tran Thi Tho about how the Vietnamese government responded to the COVID pandemic and welfare support for citizens (she described how the vaccine scheme was not working, and how people desperately fled big cities, creating devastating scenes across the national roads all over the country). The student accused Tho of having reactionary thoughts, distorting the Party and State’s policies, and being, “The nut that forgets its skin.”
Two days later, on August 7, the Public Security of Da Nang City announced that it was working with Duy Tan University to “investigate” the incident and would properly address the issue. Bringing the public security into every minor issue in Vietnam is a classic intimidation tactic used to make sure that the victim does not dare to challenge the authorities. On August 10, Duy Tan University applied the highest disciplinary action against its lecturer Tran Thi Tho, dismissal.
Profile last updated: 2024-06-13 20:34:06