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Prisoners of conscience: Dak Nong

13 Dega from Dak Nong province recorded by name as imprisoned for their faith, their land or their people. The arrests recorded here run from 2004–2006. 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 13

Arrests recorded 2004–2006

With a sentence recorded 7

Whereabouts unknown or feared dead 2

The record

NameAgeVillageDistrictArrestedSentenceHeld atNotes
Dieu Mblung40Bon Ja LuDak R'lapApril 06, 2004Ha Nam
Dieu Minh29Bon OlDak R'lapApril 04, 2004Ha Nam
Dieu Mloch31Buon Bu MblanhDak RlapDak Nong Provincefaith
Dieu Wit32Bon Bu MblanhDak Ra LapSeptember 17, 2005Dak Nong Province
Dieu Xuoi30Bon Bu DapDak Ra LapSeptember 14, 2005Dak Nong Province
Y Ngu25Bon Bu Prong thon 10Dak RlapJanuary 1, 2006
Y- Mpi47Bon SarpaDakmilMay 16, 20045 yrsfamily believes murdered; whereabouts unknown
Y- N'Krot45Bon SarpaDakmilMay 16, 20043 yrsfamily believes murdered
Y-Duk Eban26Buon NuiCu JutApril 10, 200410 yrsHa Nam
Y-Het Bupah32Buon Jun YuhDakmilApril 10, 200411 yrsHa Nam
Y-Srun Butrang46Buon Jun YuhDakmilApril 10, 200411 yrsHa Nam
Y-Thomas Ya50Buon BudakDakmil8 yrsHa Nam
Y-Thot Butrang41Buon Jun YuhDakmilApril 10, 200411 yrsHa 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.

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