Additional Name(s): Đỗ Thị Hồng

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Vietnam

Ethnic Group: Kinh

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 13 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February/14/2012

Date of Sentencing: February//2013

Date of Release: November/13/2020

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Subversion Treason & Sedition

Do Thi Hong

Extra Bio Info:

Do Thi Hong was imprisoned for her religious activity.

On February 14, 2012, authorities arrested Hong, a member of the Buddhist An Dan Dai Dao religious group, and reportedly charged her with “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe on the interests of the State” (Art. 258/1999 VCC). Her arrest and the arrests of her colleagues throughout 2021 were tied to their activities in a peaceful religious organization called the Council for the Laws and Public Affairs of Bia Son.

In February 2013, Hong was convicted of "carrying out activities aimed at overthrowing the People’s Administration” (Art. 79/1999 VCC) and sentenced to 13 years in prison and five years' probation.

On November 13, 2020, Hong was released.

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