Nhi

Current Status: Likely released - at risk

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Other Names: Bă Tiêm

Date of Birth: 1958

Gender: M

Religion: Christian

Ethnicity: Montagnard

Last Known Prison: Gia Lai provincial prison

Areas of Activism:

Freedom of expression
Religious freedom

Highlighted Human Rights Concerns:

Former Political Prisoner

Details - Background, History of Activism.

Background

Nhi, also known as Bă Tiêm, is an ethnic Montagnard Christian from Gia Lai province.

History of Activism

Nhi joined other Christians in protesting against the local government’s suppression of religious freedom. He also joined a Montagnard association based in the U.S.

Resources

Amnesty International, Viet Nam: List of Prisoners of Conscience, 12 July 2016 (PDF)

BPSOS, Religious Prisoners in Vietnam, May 10, 2017 (PDF)

Arrested December, 2008. Sentenced to 10 years in prison under Art. 87 (1999 Code). Expected Release is December, 2018.

Arrest December, 2008

Charges

Art. 87 (1999 Code)

Authority of Arrest

Location (map)

Trial September, 2009

Court of First Instance

Defense Counsels

Sentence 10 years in prison

Expected Release December, 2018

Actual Release

Rights Violated

Actions Taken By

Details of Imprisonment

Nhi was arrested in December 2008 for exercising his right to freedom of expression and religion. He was tried in September 2009 and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment under Article 87 (Undermining the unity policy) of the 1999 Penal Code. He was last reported detained at Prison No. 5, Thanh Hoa province.

He was due for release from prison in 2018. The 88 Project has been unable to verify his release, and thus, we have listed him as "likely released - at risk." We acknowledge that he may still be imprisoned, and if he was released, he may still be at risk of harassment or even rearrest.

Profile last updated: 2020-08-07 17:32:20