Siu Nheo
Detainment Type: Likely released - at risk
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Date of Birth: 1955
Gender: M
Religion: Christian
Ethnicity: Montagnard (Ba Na)
Known Prison(s):
Gia Lai provincial prison (April, 2011 - ??)
Activist Focus:
- Indigenous rights
- Religious freedom
Sentenced to 10 years in prison under Art. 87 (1999 Code). Expected Release is August, 2020.
August, 2010
- Art. 87 (1999 Code)
Viet Nam
April, 2011 - Date of trial
10 years in prison
August, 2020
Details of Imprisonment
Siu Nheo is an evangelical pastor within the Ba Na ethnic minority group. He and others participated in a demonstration demanding religious freedom in 2004. He had been advocating for religious freedom in the face of government suppression. He spoke out against the government’s suppression in defense of the evangelists and their Church. As a result, he was arrested in August 2010 and sentenced in April 2011 to 10 years’ imprisonment with three years’ house arrest on release. Ever since his imprisonment, his wife and children have been victims of injustice and lack even basic necessities. He was convicted under Article 87 (Undermining the unity policy) of the 1999 Penal Code. He was last reported detained at Gia Lai prison camp.
Profile last updated: 2024-06-13 20:34:04