Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: September//2024
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Y Thinh Nie
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Y Thinh Nie is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In September 2024, Vietnamese authorities detained Y Thinh Nie, a Montagnard Protestant, for refusing to join the state-controlled Evangelical Church of Vietnam – South (ECVN-South).
In May 2025, authorities sentenced him to 9 years' imprisonment.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Hoa Hao
Date of Sentencing: July/9/2025
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Ho Trong Phuc
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Ho Trong Phuc is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
Government officials repeatedly pressured Phuc to abandon his Hoa Hao Buddhist beliefs and embrace state-approved worship.
On July 9, 2025, Vietnamese authorities sentenced 17-year-old Phuc to one year in prison for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations” (Art. 331 VCC).
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: January//2025
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Nguyen Manh Hung
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Nguyen Manh Hung is imprisoned for his religious activity and religious freedom advocacy.
In January 2025, Vietnamese authorities raided Hung's home, confiscated his belongings, and arrested him. Hung was an administrator at the unregistered Chuong Bo Protestant Church and a member of the Interfaith Council of Vietnam, a religious freedom advocacy group. He has been harassed previously for his pastoral work.
On October 30, 2025, authorities at Lâm Đồng Provincial People’s Court sentenced Hung to six years' imprisonment and five years of probation for “making and disseminating anti-state materials” (Art. 117 VCC).