Persecution of Montagnards on rise, report says

An intensified campaign of religious and political persecution of Montagnards by security forces in Vietnam is responsible for more than 150 of the group fleeing to Cambodia, while authorities in both countries are working together to track down asylum seekers crossing the border, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Friday. “Persecuting ‘Evil Way’ Religion,” which was compiled through interviews with 21 Monta­gnards who have fled Vietnam’s Central Highlands and draws on articles published by state media in Vietnam, depicts a far-reaching surveillance network intended to curtail religious practices and politically “autonomous thoughts” among the mainly Christian minority group. …

George Wright
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