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Siu Bler

Current Status: Sentenced to prison

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Date of Birth: 1962

Gender: M

Religion: Christian (Protestant)

Ethnicity: Montagnard (Ba Na)

Occupation: Religious leader

Last Known Prison: Nam Ha prison, Ha Nam province

Areas of Activism:

  • Religious freedom

Details - Background, History of Activism.

Siu Bler, from Amoi Hamlet, Tapet Commune, Dak Doa District, Gia Lai Province, is an influential pastor among the Ba Na ethnic community associated with the Amoi Evangelical Church.

He had been defending his Church’s right to freedom of religion. 

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

Arrested August 27, 2004. Sentenced to 17 years in prison under Unknown. Expected Release is August 27, 2021.

August 27, 2004
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17 years in prison
August 27, 2021

Arrested 2011. Sentenced to 2 years in prison under Unknown. Released 2013.

2011
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2 years in prison
2013

After years of government harassment, his community staged a protest in 2001. After the government cracked down, they sentenced him to 2 years in Gia Trung Prison in Gia Lai, followed by a 2-year probationary period.

His subsequent opposition to government interference led to his arrest on August 27, 2004 and he was sentenced to 17 years in prison, followed by a 3-year probationary period. He was tortured brutally in prison until half of his body became paralyzed. He is currently in Nam Ha Prison in Ha Nam Province.

Profile last updated: 2019-04-16 18:19:42

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