Since 2006, Tran Khai Thanh Thuy faced violent threats and multiple brief detentions. In 2010, she was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for assault after being attacked by police. She was unexpectedly flown to the U.S. in 2011 and abruptly released into exile.
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