Y Yem Hwing
Current Status: Likely released - at risk
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Date of Birth: 1972
Gender: M
Religion: Christian
Ethnicity: Montagnard
Areas of Activism:
- Religious freedom
Details - Background.
Y Yem Hwing is a chief deacon of a church in San A Hamlet, Ea Tul Commune, Cu Mgar District, Daklak Province. He has been very influential in his church and his ethnic community.
BPSOS, Religious Prisoners in Vietnam, May 10, 2017 (PDF)
Arrested October 29, 2012. Sentenced to 8 years in prison under Unknown. Expected Release is October 29, 2020.
The local government arrested him on 10/29/2012 to deprive the community of his leadership in the hope of eventually dissolving the Church. He is serving an 8-year prison sentence.
Profile last updated: 2020-12-15 02:23:11