Bảo Ngọc Ashley, a Vietnamese citizen who joined the Global Sunmud flotilla, has been abducted by the IDF
Bảo Ngọc Ashley is the only Vietnamese citizen joining the Global Sunmud flotilla, whose mission is to deliver aids to Palestinians to Gaza. She boarded the Barbarous ship, which had since been attacked and seized on international water by the IDF on May 18th 2026.
It is well-documented that crewmates boarding the flottila have to experience various types of abuse during detainment inside Isarel's detainment facilities. However, the most dangerous part is that she is the only member who doesn't recevie any supports from main stream institutions, departments of state, or even any influential figures with a sizable platform, which put her at greater risk compared to others.
This does not mean that nothing can be done, there are tangible actions that you can do to protect Bảo Ngọc:
- Speak out and raise awareness about her on all available platfoms.
For now, the people are her only shields.
If you are a Vietnamese, please do not stand aside and witness your fellow compatriots to suffer in silence. If you are not, please speak out anyway, for the sake of basic human empathy, she will need all the help she can get.
Here are some pages you can follow and help spread the words
- Demand diplomatic interventions from Vietnam.
You can send an emails to different Vietnamese competent authorities and demand her protection. Here is a step-by-step instruction and a sample letter that you can send to them.
- Demand mainstream media to bring greater attention to this issue.
Vietnamese media has reported the interception of flotillas back in April 30th, 2026. It would be downright disgraceful for them to stay silent when a Vietnamese citizen is illegally abducted.