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66 Dega from Dak Lak province recorded by name as imprisoned for their faith, their land or their people. The arrests recorded here run from 2001–2004. This is a record, not an argument — every line is a person somebody is waiting for.

A memorial vigil held at night — A record, not an argument. Every line is a person somebody is waiting for. Illustration.

People recorded 66

Arrests recorded 2001–2004

With a sentence recorded 62

The record

Name	Age	Village	District	Arrested	Sentence	Held at	Notes
H'No Buonya	unknown	Buon Kli	Krong Pac		6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y- Not Eban	31		Krong Ana	April 4, 2004			not tried
Y-Ben Nie	unknown	Buon Poc	Cu Mgar		6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Bhi Buonya	47	Buon Ko Mleo	Buonmathuot	August 25, 2002	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Bhiet Niekdam	unknown	Buon Klat	Krong Buk	February 5, 2001	6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Bhong Eban	unknown	Buon Poc	Cu Mgar		7 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Bri Enuol	47	Buon Dha Ea Bong	Buonmathuot		9 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-But Nie	32	Buon Ea Sang	Cu Mgar	April 10, 2004	10 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Coi Buonkrong	unknown	Buon Ko mleo	Buonmathuot	December 23, 2001	8 yrs	Ha nam
Y-Cuan Rcom	35	Buon Tung	Ea Hleo	February 20, 2001	7 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Dec Nie	unknown	Buon Tong Ju	Krong Ana	August 20, 2002	6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Den Nie	unknown	Buon Tong Ju	Krong Ana	August 20, 2002	6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Dham Knul	41	Buon Sah	Krong Ana	September 16, 2002	6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Djieu Buonya	unknown	Buon Trap	Cu Mgar	April 20, 2004	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Don Buonya	35	Buon Jung	Krong Ana	April 20, 2004	15 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Druk Nai	35	Buon Sek	Ea Hleo	February 16, 2001	7 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-He Eban	59	Buon Kdun	Buonmathuot		8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Het Niekdam	47	Buon Ea Tieu	Krong Ana		9 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Hoang Buon Krong	31		Buon Don	August 15, 2003			not tried
Y-Huen Knul	unknown	Buon Kbu	Krong Ana		6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Jim Eban	41	Buon Sut Hluot	Cu Mgar	April 19, 2004	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Jim Eban	41	Buon Sut Hluot	Cu Mgar	April 19, 2004	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Jon Enuol	29	Buon Kdun	Buonmathuot		8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Khu Nai	unknown	Buon Tri B	Ea Hleo	February 16, 2001	6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Kim Enuol	41	Buon Ea Tieu	Krong Ana		9 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Klong Nai	unknown	Buon Drai	Ea Hleo	February 16, 2001	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Krec Buonya	27	Buon Poc	Cu Mgar	July 20, 2002	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Kro Adrong	unknown	Buon Dung	Ea Hleo	February 20, 2001	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Kuo Buonya	51	Buon Ko Mleo	Buonmathuot		8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Kuo Nie	51	Buon Ja	Krong Bong	September 6, 2002	7 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Kur Buon Dap	34		Krong Ana	August 20, 2004			not tried
Y-Mao Nie	unknown	Buon Dha Prong	Buonmathuot	April 10, 2004	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Mriu Eban	37	Buon Sup	Ea Sup	February 6, 2001	6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Nai Mlo	unknown	Buon De	Krong Buk	December 23, 2002	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Net Buonya	41	Buon Nui	Cu Jut	April 10, 2004	10 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Nging Nie	30	Buon Poc	Cu Mgar	August 10, 2004	6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Ngun Knul	37	Buon Ecam	Krong Ana	April 20, 2004	15 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Niem Eban	41	Buon Nui	Cu Jut	April 10, 2004	10 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Niet Eban	unknown	Buon Puk Prong	Krong Pac		8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Nok Mlo	33	Buon Ktla	Krong Buk	February 6, 2001	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Nuen Buonya	36	Buon Sup	Ea Sup	February 6, 2001	11 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Phen Ksor	33	Buon Sek	Ea Hleo	February 16, 2001	7 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Phon Buonto	unknown	Buon Kniet	Krong Ana	April 16, 2004	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Puk Eban	21	Buon Nui	Cu Jut	April 10, 2004	10 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Pum Mlo	41	Buon Kmien	Krong Buk	March 16, 2002	10 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Rin Kpa	unknown	Buon Drai	Ea Hleo	February 16, 2001	10 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Rit Nie	32	Buon Poc	Cu Mgar	April 10, 2004	15 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Rong Hdok	unknown	Buon Ktla	Krong Buk	April 10, 2004	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Ruih Eban	45		Buonmathuot	February 24, 2004			not tried
Y-San Rmah	36	Buon Sam	Ea Hleo		8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Ser Mlo	unknown	Buon Pu	Krong Pac		8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Son Nie	unknown	Buon Kniet	Krong Ana	April 16, 2004	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Sop Siu	37	Buon Sup	Ea Sup	February 6, 2001	6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Tan Nie	53	Buon Ea Tieu	Krong Ana	April 20, 2004	9 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Tem Eban	unknown	Buon Mrong	Ea Kar	December 23, 2001	6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Teo Eban	unknown	Buon Ju	Buonmathuot	April 20, 2004	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Thim Buonya	38	Buon Ko Tam	Buonmathuot		10 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Thing Nie	unknown	Buon Ko Mleo	Buonmathuot	August 20, 2002	6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Thio Eban	unknown	Buon Ju	Buonmathuot	April 12, 2004	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Thuan Nie	35	Buon Kwang	Krong Buk	December 23, 2001	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Tim Eban	unknown	Buon Dha Prong	Buonmathuot	December 23, 2001	8 yrs	Ha nam
Y-Tlup Adrong	52	Buon Kmrong Prong	Buonmathuot	October 21, 2003	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Tuan Nie	25	Buon Kbu	Krong Ana		6 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Tum	unknown	Buon Mblot	Krong Ana	October 10, 2002	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Tum Mlo	unknown	Buon Yun	Krong Hnang	February 5, 2001	8 yrs	Ha Nam
Y-Yao Buonkrong	unknown	Buon Mrong	Ea Kar	September 12, 2002	6 yrs	Ha Nam

How to read this table

A blank cell means the information is not in our record, not that it does not exist. "Whereabouts unknown" means the family lost contact after the arrest. "Family believes murdered" is what the family told us; we have recorded it as their account and have not been able to confirm it. "Land" and "faith" mark cases where the reason given for the arrest was a refusal to give up farmland or a refusal to leave an unregistered church.

Corrections and additions

These records were compiled over years from families and witnesses, under conditions where a mistake is easy and a correction is dangerous. If you find an error in a name, a date or a village, or if you know of someone missing from this list, please contact us. If a person named here has been released, has died, or has asked to be removed, tell us and we will act on it.

Compiled from Dega Central Highlands Organization and Montagnard Foundation records of arrests in the Central Highlands, and prepared for this library in September 2026. The underlying records date from the 2000s and have not been updated since; treat every sentence as historical unless you can confirm it.

Prisoners of conscience: Dak Lak

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