Gender: Male

Current Location: Dak Trung Prison, M'Drak, Dak Lak

Perpetrator: Vietnam

Ethnic Group: Jarai

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: July/30/2015

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Resisting State Interference into Religious Affairs

Nature of Charges: Subversion

Y Hriam Kpa

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Y Hriam Kpa was imprisoned for his religious activity and for resisting state pressure to dissolve his church.

On July 30, 2015, authorities arrested Kpa, a house-church leader in Ea H’leo District, Gia Lai, after he refused to shut down his church following pressure from authorities. 

On an unspecified date, Kpa was sentenced to seven years in prison and three to five years' probation for "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC).

Kpa's sentence should have ended in July 2022.

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Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Vietnam

Ethnic Group: Bahnar

Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October//2015

Date of Sentencing: April//2016

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Subversion

Dinh Kuh

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Dinh Kuh was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In October 2015, authorities arrested Kuh for participating in a religious group not approved by the government.  Authorities accused Kuh and other Ha Mon Catholics of separatist activities. He was subsequently charged with "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC).

In April 2016, the People’s Court of Gia Lai Province sentenced Kuh to seven years in prison and three to five years' probation.

Kuh's sentence should have ended in October 2022.

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Additional Name(s): Ro Mah Khil

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Vietnam

Ethnic Group: Jarai

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 9 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Sentencing: September//2014

Current Status: Unknown

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Subversion

Rmah Khil

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Rmah Khil was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In 2014, authorities arrested Khil after accusing him of organizing meetings to establish support for Degar Protestantism, a religious movement not approved by the government, and separatist activities. They also claim that he had informed overseas contacts about Montagnard prisoners of conscience.

In September 2014, the People's Court of Gia Lai Province sentenced Khil to nine years in prison and three to five years' probation for "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC).

Rmah Khil's sentence should have ended.

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