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ell-known human rights defender Tran Thi Nga from Vietnam’s northern province of Ha Nam has become the second activist to be arrested so far this year, six days after General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong returned from China where he paid an official visit to the neighboring country, the Defend the Defenders group reported Saturday.

On Saturday, authorities in Ha Nam deployed a large number of police officers to arrest Nga, a labor and land rights activist with two children, one who is 5 years old and another who is 3 years old, Defenders stated in an email obtained by The Jakarta Post.

Police also arrested her boyfriend Ly Van Phong, who is a pro-democracy activist from Hanoi, Defenders said.

It quoted Saturday’s report from Vietnam Television that cited information from the Ministry of Public Security stating Nga had been charged with antistate propaganda under Article 88 of the country’s Penal Code. If convicted, she will face up to 20 years in prison.

Nga, when visiting South Korea, assisted Vietnamese workers to demand that Vietnamese brokers take responsibility for ensuring the rights of visiting workers. Returning to Vietnam about 10 years ago, she assisted land petitioners who had lost their land due to illegal seizure from local authorities, Defenders said.