Danlambao - Translated by Jasmine Tran - On 3 September 2014, at around 8am, labour activist Đỗ Thị Minh Hạnh was detained at Noibai Airport whilst she was checking in to fly to Austria to visit her very ill mother. Police confiscated her passport and prohibited her from leaving the country.
Hạnh had acquired a visa to stay in Austria, from September 3 to October 18. The Austrian government approved her visa for humanitarian reasons. Hạnh had recently reclaimed her passport (that is still valid) in Trà Vinh. The visit had been planned a month prior. Hạnh went to Hanoi a few days before the flight but did not visit any friends; she was worried that visits could bring troubles to her trip.
Hạnh had acquired a visa to stay in Austria, from September 3 to October 18. The Austrian government approved her visa for humanitarian reasons. Hạnh had recently reclaimed her passport (that is still valid) in Trà Vinh. The visit had been planned a month prior. Hạnh went to Hanoi a few days before the flight but did not visit any friends; she was worried that visits could bring troubles to her trip.

















