Thach Xuan Dong

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Thach Xuan Dong is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and religious freedom advocacy.

On March 27, 2025, Vietnamese authorities arrested  Xuan Dong, a Khmer Krom activist and Theravada Buddhist, in Preah Trapeang. His arrest was part of a larger government crackdown on the Khmer Krom community for their Theravada Buddhism and religious freedom advocacy. 

On November 18, authorities sentenced Xuan Dong to three years and six months' imprisonment for “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights, and interests of organizations and/or citizens,” (VCC 331).