Today, the current authorities have lifted these restrictions to a certain extent, and have allowed the Khmer-Krom to resume their religious practices and renovate their temples. However, the Vietnamese authorities still largely view Khmer-Krom monks as a threat to national integrity. Many monks are active campaigners for religious freedom and for land rights, and as such are frequently harassed and imprisoned by authorities. One notable case is that of abbot Tim Sa Khorn, who was arrested in Cambodia in July 2007, deported to Vietnam, and sentenced to prison in November 2007. He had fled Vietnam in 1979 to avoid persecution, and campaigned for Kher-Krom rights from Cambodia, before receiving political asylum in Sweden in July 2009