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Sung A Khua was imprisoned in relation to his religious identity. 

On January 2, 2019, Sung was sentenced to two years and two months in prison. Prior to the ruling, Sung and his family were reportedly expelled from their village and their home was destroyed after they refused to renounce their Christian faith. They were reportedly invited back into the village; however, in April 2017, Sung was charged with unauthorized deforestation when he tried to rebuild his home with trees from a nearby forest.

On January 4, 2019, Sung was taken into police custody to begin his sentence.

In January 2019, it is reported Sung was hospitalized.

Sung's sentence should have ended in March 2021.

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Ho Duc Hoa was imprisoned in relation to his religious activity. 

In late July/early August 2011, authorities arrested Hoa, a Catholic social activist, journalist, and community organizer, at the Tan Son Nhat Airport following his return from a trip abroad.  Authorities accused him of being connected to an overseas group that it claimed seeks to overthrow the government.

In January 2013, Hoa was sentenced to 13 years in prison and five years' probation for allegedly "carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the People’s Administration" (Art. 79/1999 VCC).

Throughout 2019, it was reported that Hoa was suffering from a wide range of health issues, including stomach and abdominal pain, high blood pressure, numbness, hemorrhoids, liver and spinal pain, weakness in his right arm, general fatigue, and potentially liver cancer. Prison authorities also reportedly failed to provide him adequate medical care. 

In December 2020, it was reported that Hoa had gone on hunger strike in protest of prison authorities allegedly not allowing him to practice his religion in prison.

On May 11, 2022, Hoa was released from prison. 

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Y Yich was imprisoned for his religious activity.

On May 13, 2013, authorities arrested Yich, a pastor in the Degar Protestant Church, after accusing him of spreading Degar Protestantism, a religious movement not approved by the government, communicating on the internet with Montagnard pastors and separatists living in the United States, and meeting with prisoners of conscience.

Later in 2013, Yich was sentenced to 12 years in prison and three to five years' probation for "undermining national unity policy" (Art. 87/1999 VCC).

Yich has reportedly been tortured while in prison, leading to his health deteriorating.  He suffers from high blood pressure, rheumatism, and stomach inflammation. Prison authorities have also reportedly denied him adequate medical care. 

Yich had been repeatedly harassed by authorities over the decades for his religious activity.  He also spent time in prison between 2006 and 2011.

In May 2025, Y Yich was released from prison.

Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) advocated for Yich as part of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's Defending Freedoms Project.