A Christian man in Vietnam, Rian Thih, has been sentenced to eight years in prison and three years probation for "undermining the unity policy." The government often uses this allegation to suppress activists for Religious freedom in ethnic minority communities. Many religious leaders of unregistered independent religious groups are targeted and face heavy sentences. The government claims that Christians belonging to unregistered house churches are part of a Montagnard independence movement rather than a legitimate religious group. There are currently nearly 60 ethnic minorities imprisoned on similar charges.

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