Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Theravada
Date of Detainment: March/25/2025
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Thach Chanh Da Ra
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Thach Chanh Da Ra is Imprisoned and for his ethnoreligious identity and religious practice.
On March 25, 2025, Vietnamese authorities arrested Ra, a Khmer Krom activist and Theravada Buddhist, in Preah Trapeang. His arrest was part of a larger government crackdown on the Krmer Krom community for their Theravada Buddhist practices and religious freedom advocacy.
Authorities sentenced Ra to six years' imprisonment.
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).