[4] Several Protestant church properties were confiscated during the communist takeover of South Vietnam in 1975, including the seminaries in Nha Trang and Hanoi.
[9] The growth of Protestantism has been most dramatic among ethnic minority peoples (Montagnards) such as the Mnong, E De, Jarai, and Bahnar.
Over 100 refugees fled to Cambodia in the wake of a crackdown over large protests against land confiscation and a lack of religious freedom.
[10] In 2001, a historic Protestant church built in 1936 which was being petitioned for return to the local Christian community, was demolished.
[12] The New Life Fellowship, which has been seeking official recognition for eight years, was denied access in 2005 from meeting in Ho Chi Minh City.
A Protestant pastor was forced to spend 12 months in psychiatric hospital on the disputed reason that he is delusional.
In March 2007, a member of the main Hanoi congregation of the legally recognized Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) Nguyễn Văn Đài was arrested for accusations relating to his defense of religious freedom, including disseminating alleged "infractions" of religious liberty.
[13][14] Baptist and Mennonite movements were officially recognized by Hanoi in October 2007, which was deemed as some improvement of religious freedom in the country.