Additional Name(s): Đoàn Đình Nam

Gender: Male

Current Location: Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province

Perpetrator: Vietnam

Ethnic Group: Kinh

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other

Health Concerns: Kidney failure

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes

Sentence: 16 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February/6/2012

Date of Sentencing: February//2013

Date of Death: October/5/2019

Current Status: Deceased

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Subversion Treason & Sedition

Doan Dinh Nam

Extra Bio Info:

Doan Dinh Nam was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On February 6, 2012, authorities arrested Nam, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged him with “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the State” (Art. 258/1999 VCC). His arrest and the arrests of his colleagues throughout 2012 were tied to their activities in a peaceful religious organization called the Council for the Laws and Public Affairs of Bia Son.

In February 2013, Nam was convicted of "carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the People’s Administration” (Art. 79/1999 VCC) and sentenced to 16 years in prison and five years' probation.

On October 5, 2019, Nam died from kidney failure at Xuyen Moc Detention Center reportedly due to prison authorities' medical neglect.  

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