On 23 February 2010, Ms. Hanh was allegedly arrested because of her involvement in a strike from 28 January to 1 February 2010 at the My Phong Leather Shoes factory in Tra Vinh province. It is reported that Ms. Hanh was arrested when she went to renew her identity card at the Di Linh Public Security Office and was not initially informed of the reason for her arrest. It is alleged that upon her arrest Ms. Hanh was beaten in the head by security guards until she bled and lost hearing in one ear. Messrs. Doan Huy Chuong and Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung were also arrested on 13 February and 24 February 2010, respectively, due to their alleged role as organizers of the strike. Ms. Hanh was initially held in Prison B34 in Ho Chi Minh City. She was later transferred to a prison in Tra Vinh province. It is reported that Ms. Hanh was subject to intimidation, harassment and pressure to admit her culpability, which she resisted. She was reportedly not permitted to seek any legal counsel during her pre-trial detention. After being held for eight months without charge, Ms. Hanh was charged on 18 October 2010 for disrupting national security in violation of Article 89 of the Penal Code of Viet Nam. She was also accused of receiving funding from the Warsaw-based "Committee to Protect Vietnamese Workers' to print and distribute anti- Government leaflets and facilitate labour strikes. On 28 October 2010, Ms. Hanh, together with Messrs. Doan Huy Chuong and Nguyen Hoang Quoc Hung, received a one-day trial in the People's Court of Tra Vinh. Reports indicated that they were not provided with legal counsel, were interrupted when speaking in their defense, and were only permitted to answer "yes' or "no' to questions. Ms.Hanh was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison. Mr. Doan was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, and Mr.Hung to nine years. Following the trial, Ms. Hanh continued to be held in Tra Vinh province. Reportedly, she continued to suffer mistreatment, intimidation and pressure to admit her guilt, including being forced to use dirty water and being prevented from using mosquito nets given to her by her family. It is alleged that during monthly visits with her family she was permitted to speak about her health, but not about seeking legal advice or appealing her case. On 31 December 2010 an appeal case was initiated on behalf of the three defendants. It is alleged that their lawyer's repeated requests to see his clients were denied by prison authorities. The initial appeal date was set for 24 January 2011 but was delayed as they had not been allowed to meet. On 5 March 2011, Ms.Hanh's lawyer was granted an audience with her. They were permitted two meetings before the appeal hearing on 18 March 2011. The Appeals Court upheld the original verdict, despite allegations that Ms.Hanh's recorded statements had been distorted. On 27 April 2011, Ms.Hanh's mother was informed that her daughter's visitation rights had been suspended for disciplinary reasons. It was alleged that Ms. Hanh had sung a song about the injustice and cruelty of the Communist Party and that 3 prison staff had instructed other prisoners to enter her cell and beat her up. Reportedly, Ms. Hanh continued to be pressured into admitting her "guilt'. At the end of April 2011, Ms. Hanh was transferred to a prison in Ben Luc, Long An province where she was allegedly placed in solitary confinement and not allowed to receive money from her family to buy food. Furthermore, she was reportedly forced to sleep on a bare floor, endure physical assault and intimidation, and was continually pressured to plead guilty to the crimes she has been convicted of. On 5 May 2011, Ms.Hanh was transferred to Prison Z30D in Binh Thuan province. It is alleged that there she was forced to perform hard labour, and when refusing to perform such work, she was assigned a space mea suring 62cm wide to live, eat and sleep. It is further reported that the prison authorities in this prison use a widespread practice of using detainees to discipline other detainees. This "discipline' reportedly involves physical abuse such as being beaten, kicked, dragged down stairs, and locked in a cage. It is alleged that in one incident in which her fellow inmates were made responsible for disciplining her that Ms. Hanh was kicked all over her body, struck on the head with a water scoop, dragged out of her cell, locked in a cart and then pushed to the entrance of the camp for others to see her. Further allegations detail discipline by prison staff,such as being tied to a post in the sun for several hours. In late April 2013, Ms. Hanh was moved to Prison Z30A in Xuan Loc, Dong Nai province. It is alleged that mistreatment of Ms. Hanh has continued there. Allegations indicate that Ms. Hanh has lost a considerable amount of weight, is covered in skin lesions, and is experiencing pain in one breast which has shrunk in size. It is believed that her breast pain may be due to cancer and that she has repeatedly asked staff to access medical treatment but that these requests have been denied. On 15 August 2013, three letters were sent by Ms. Hanh's family to authorities in Vietnam requesting that she be granted access to health treatment. No reply has been received to date.