Name: Nguyen Bac Truyen Background: Prominent religious freedom advocate, two-time prisoner of conscience Age: 50 Country/Area of Origin: Vietnam Reason for Arrest: Mr. Nguyen Bac Truyen is a Hoa Hao Buddhist, who has been imprisoned twice for his peaceful advocacy for religious freedom and basic human rights. On July 30, 2017 he was abducted near […]
Name: Preacher Kpuih Bo (M) Country/Area of Origin: Vietnam (Ethnic Montagnard) Background: Kpuih Bo is a Protestant preacher advocating for religious freedom for his fellow church members in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Reason for Arrest: Because his congregation prefers to be free of State control over their religious activities, the local government persecutes adherents of the
Name: Phan Van Thu Country/Area of Origin: Vietnam (Ethnic Vietnamese) Background: Founder of the Buddhist sect An Doan Dai Dao (ADDD) Reason for Arrest: On February 5, 2012, the police arrested Mr. Thu, a Buddhist sect leader known for his work among Vietnam’s poor. Authorities charged him and several followers with “abusing rights to freedom
Name: Pastor Y Yich Country/Area of Origin: Vietnam (Ethnic Montagnard) Background: Y Yich is a Protestant pastor advocating for religious freedom for his fellow church members in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Reason for Arrest: Because his congregation prefers to be free of State control over their religious activities, the local government persecutes adherents of the unapproved
Name: Pastor A Dao Country/Area of Origin: Vietnam (Ethnic Ha Lang Montagnard) Background: A Dao is a Protestant pastor of the Montagnard Evangelical Church of Christ advocating for religious freedom for his fellow church members in Vietnam’s Central Highlands and elsewhere. Reason for Arrest: In August 2016, he attended the conference on Freedom of Religion
Name: Ms. Do Thi Hong Country/Area of Origin: Vietnam (Ethnic Vietnamese) Background: Follower of the Buddhist sect An Doan Dai Dao (ADDD) Reason for Arrest: In early February 2012, the government of Phu Yen Province cracked down on An Dan Dai Dao (Blessed Flock of the Great Way, Vietnamese abbreviation: ADDD), a religious organization aiming
Name: Wang Yi Country of Origin: China Background: Pastor Wang Yi is the leader of Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Prior to his conversion to Christianity, Wang Yi was a lawyer and law professor. Reason for Arrest: On December 9, 2018, Pastor Wang Yi was detained during one of the largest
Name: Alimjan Yimit (in Chinese: Alimujiang Yimit) Country/Area of Origin: Xinjiang province, China. Background: Mr. Yimit is church leader of Uyghur ethnicity. Reason for Arrest: Kashgar/Kashi Police arrested Mr. Yimit on January 2008. He was accused of “leaking state secrets” under Article 103 and 111 of the Chinese Criminal Code. The Working Group on
Name: Ming Zhang Country/Area of Origin: Kuandian, Dandong City, Liaoning Province, China Background: Male, 60 years old, worked at Bank of China in Donggang City before the persecution on Falun Gong began. Mr. Zhang has been repeatedly arrested for his faith in Falun Gong. Reason for Arrest: On June 29, 2018, Ming Zhang and
Name: Aili Zhang Country/Area of Origin: Shengli Oilfield, Dongying City, Shandong Province, China Background: Female, 65 years old, worked as a nurse at Shengli Oilfield Central Hospital before retiring. Her son, Yi Zhang, currently resides in Flushing, New York City. From May 16 to May 26 in 2017, Ms. Zhang was detained by the
