Additional Name(s): Ro Mah Bloanh
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Ethnic Group: Jarai
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 8 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 Bloanh was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In 2014, authorities arrested Bloanh 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 Bloanh to eight years in prison and three to five years' probation for "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC).
Bloanh should have been released at the end of his sentence.
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"Gia Lai: 28 năm tù cho 3 đối tượng phá hoại chính sách đoàn kết" ANTV
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Gender: Male
Current Location: Prison No. 5, Thanh Hoa
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Ethnic Group: Jarai
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 11 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: March//2014
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Subversion
Dinh Yum is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In 2013, authorities arrested Yum, a house church leader, after accusing him of spreading Degar Protestantism, a religious movement not approved by the government, to support separatist activities.
In March 2014, the People's Court of Gia Lai Province sentenced Yum to 11 years in prison and three to five years' probation for "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC).
Yum has previously spent time in prison for his religious activity. He was sentenced to eight years in prison for "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC) in 2003/2004. He was reportedly tortured in pretrial detention.
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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: 9 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: November//2013
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
Run was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In 2013, authorities arrested Run after authorities accused him of using his affiliation with the Ha Mon Catholic Church, a religious movement not approved by the government, to support separatist activities.
In November 2013, Run was sentenced to nine years in prison and three to five years' probation for "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC).
Run's sentence should have ended.
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