Y Krec Bya
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Vietnam
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Date of Detainment: April/8/2023
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Extra Bio Info:
Y Krec Bya is imprisoned for his religious association and religious freedom advocacy.
On April 8, 2023, Vietnamese authorities arrested Y Krec Bya, a Montagnard Christian and member of the unsanctioned Evangelical Church of Christ of the Central Highlands.
On March 28, 2024, a court in Dak Lak sentenced him to 13 years' imprisonment and five years' probation for “undermining solidarity.” Y Krec Bya was previously arrested multiple times and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment on similar charges in 2004.