Nay Y Blang
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Ethnic Group: Ede
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Sentence: 4 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: May/18/2023
Date of Sentencing: January/26/2024
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Praying Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief Religious Identity Resisting State Interference into Religious Affairs
Nature of Charges: Subversion
Nay Y Blang
Extra Bio Info:
Nay Y Blang is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On May 18, 2023, Vietnamese authorities arrested Blang on accusations including “abusing democratic freedoms” (Art. 331/2015 VCC) for his affiliation with the unrecognized and unregistered Central Highlands Evangelical Church of Christ and holding in-home religious meetings for fellow members.
On January 26, 2024, the People's Court of Phu Yen province sentenced Blang to four years and six months in prison.
Blang was previously imprisoned for his peaceful religious activity. In 2005, Blang was sentenced to five years and six months in prison for "undermining the unity policy." Upon his release from prison in 2010, authorities sent Blang to an "educational facility" for 24 months for “abusing the rights to democratic freedom and freedom of belief to entice and incite others to violate the law, interests of the State, legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.”
Sources:
- "Vietnam sentences ethnic minority man to 4½ years for religious activities" Radio Free Asia (RFA)