Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Theravada
Date of Detainment: March//2024
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Kim Khiem
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Kim Khiem is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious practice.
In March 2024, Vietnamese authorities arrested Kim, a Khmer Krom monk and Theravada Buddhist. His arrest was part of a larger government crackdown on the Krmer Krom community for their Theravada Buddhist practices and religious freedom advocacy.
On November 26, 2025, authorities sentenced Kim to three years' imprisonment.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Theravada
Date of Detainment: March//2024
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Duong Khai
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Duong Khai is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious practice.
In March 2024, Vietnamese authorities arrested Duong, a Khmer Krom monk and Theravada Buddhist. His arrest was part of a larger government crackdown on the Krmer Krom community for their Theravada Buddhist practices and religious freedom advocacy.
On November 26, 2025, authorities sentenced Duong to five years, nine months' imprisonment.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: India
Date of Detainment: May//2025
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Ali Khan Mahmudabad
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Ali Khan Mahmudabad is detained for his religious freedom advocacy.
In May 2025, officers arrested Mahmudabad, a Muslim political science professor known for his work on religion, and charged him with "insulting religious beliefs" following his criticism of mob violence towards Muslims in India.