Kim Khiem

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Vietnam

Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Theravada

Date of Detainment: March//2024

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Kim Khiem

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Kim Khiem is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious practice. 

In March 2024, Vietnamese authorities arrested Kim, a Khmer Krom monk and Theravada Buddhist. His arrest was part of a larger government crackdown on the Krmer Krom community for their Theravada Buddhist practices and religious freedom advocacy. 

On November 26, 2025, authorities sentenced Kim to three years' imprisonment.