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Ro Mah Pro
Ro Mah Pro (64), was arrested in August 2010. He is a Hmong Christian from the Gia Lai province. He was charged under Article 87 for ‘undermining the unity policy’ of the 1999 Penal Code, and sentenced to nine years imprisonment, with three years’ house arrest on release. Court date unknown.
A. Quyn
A Quyn, a Hmong Christian from the Dak Ha District, Kontum Province, was arrested on November 18, 2013. He has been sentenced to nine and a half years imprisonment, under Article 87, for practising his faith without government permission. Since his arrest, local government authorities have harassed his family and brutally tortured him. He is currently imprisoned in Nam Ha Prison, Ha Nam Province, Vietnam
A. Tach
A. Tach is a Hmong Christian from the Kon Tum Province. He was arrested in April 2012 for exercising his right to freedom of religious expression. He was tried in May 2013 and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment, under Article 87 of the 1999 Penal Code, for ‘undermining the unity policy’. He is last reported detained in Gia Lai Province.
Siu Nheo
Siu Nheo, (63), is a Hmong Christian. He was arrested in August 2010, and tried in April 2011. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, with three years house arrest on release. He was convicted under Article 87 of the 1999 Penal Code, for ‘undermining the unity policy’. He was last reported detained at Gia Lai Prison Camp, and is due to be released in August 2020.
Jonh
Jonh (66) is a Hmong Christian. He was arrested in May 2012, and sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment in May 2013. He was convicted under Article 87 of the 1999 Penal Code for ‘undermining the unity policy’. Jonh was last reported detained in Gia Lai province.
Siu Thai
Siu Thai, (40), is a Hmong Christian. He was arrested in April 2011 and sentenced in December 2011 to 10 years’ imprisonment, under Article 87 of the 1999 Penal Code, for ‘undermining the unity policy’. He was last reported detained in Gia Lai Province. He is due to be released in April 2021.
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Wellington 6011
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Wellington 6011
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