The year 2021 was the year of the COVID-19 epidemic, which means that religious activities were also interrupted. However, this did not dissuade the Vietnamese government from harassing and arresting independent religious groups in the country.

In early 2021, five members of the Montagnard Evangelical Church of Christ were publicly criticized by the government, even forcing them to sign commitment forms to renounce their faith in front of other villagers. [1] At the end of the year, the authorities of Tuyen Quang Province raided Duong Van Minh’s funeral and arrested several of his followers. [2]