Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: August//2024
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Y Po Mlo
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Y Po Mlo is imprisoned for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.
In August 2024, Vietnamese authorities arrested Mlo, a Montagnard Christian and member of the religious freedom advocacy group Montagnards Stand for Justice. Authorities sentenced Mlo to 11 years' imprisonment for terrorism and "sabotaging national unity."
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: May/10/2024
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Ro Cham Grong
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Ro Cham Grong is imprisoned for his religious belief and identity.
On May 10, 2024, Vietnamese authorities arrested Grong, a Montagnard Christian and deacon at the Dega Protestant Church, during a campaign to “eradicate the evil religion of San Su Khe To [Trinitarian Christianity].”
In March 2025, authorities sentenced Grong to seven years' imprisonment.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: November/26/2025
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Y Quynh Bdap
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Y Quynh Bdap is detained for his religious identity and religious freedom advocacy.
On November 28, 2025, Thai authorities ordered Bdap, a Montagnard Christian, to be extradited to Vietnam despite a high risk of torture. Bdap had been the founder of Montagnards Stand for Justice, a religious freedom advocacy group, before fleeing to Thailand in 2018 after being falsely accused of organizing anti-government attacks. Before his extradition, Vietnamese authorities sentenced Bdap in absentia to 10 years' imprisonment for terrorism.