ICC Supports a Persecuted Montagnard Evangelist and His FamilyMay 6, 2022 — 05/05/2022 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Montagnard Christians living in the Central Highlands of Vietnam have been systematically persecuted by their government. Those who identify as Protestant or evangelical often...
Montagnard Christians’ Christmas Celebration Disrupted by the PoliceDecember 31, 2021 — 12/31/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Authorities in Vietnam’s Phu Yen province harassed dozens of Montagnard Christians as they were getting ready to celebrate Christmas, accusing them of attempting to...
Montagnard Christians Asked to Denounce Their FaithJanuary 24, 2021 — 01/24/2021 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – An ethnic Montagnard in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, along with four other Christians, were recently brought by the police to denounce their faith...
Imprisoned Pastor’s Son Asked to Renounce Faith, Faces Death Threats in VietnamDecember 9, 2020 — 12/09/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Prior to International Human Rights Day on December 10, Radio Free Asia’s (RFA) Vietnamese service spoke to several human rights groups to learn about...
Hmong, Montagnard Christians in Vietnam “Stateless” Due to Their FaithMarch 24, 2019 — 03/24/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Religious minorities in communist Vietnam are facing systematic discrimination due to their faith. UN needs to step in to address the issue, according to...
Montagnard Christian Refugees in Cambodia Concerned About Possible DeportationApril 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Montagnard Christians fleeing religious persecution in Vietnam are afraid of imminent deportation, as they see heightened police presence outside their homes in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Cambodian government has...
172 Montagnards to be repatriatedOctober 6, 2017 — ICC Note: The Cambodian government will deport 172 Montagnards back to Vietnam despite the fact that many of them will likely face religious and political persecution. Out of 179 Montagnards who...
The betrayal of Vietnam’s forgotten Montagnard ChristiansOctober 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Christian Montagnards who were deported back to Vietnam by Cambodian authorities face verbal attacks, interrogation, and humiliation. Some Montagnard returnees explain that the Vietnamese government views them as...
Montagnard Refugees set for departure for PhilippinesSeptember 29, 2017 — ICC Note: The Cambodian government recognizes refugee status of seven Montagnard while the fate of the remaining 29 remains unknown. UNHCR explained that the seven Montagnards will be sent to...
‘Well-founded fears’: Montagnards due to return to Vietnam worry what awaits themSeptember 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Montagnards, Christian ethnic minority who are due to be deported back to Vietnam will likely face serious persecution. Despite UNHCR’s persistence, the Cambodian government is not willing to...
Seven Montagnard Asylees On Their Way to the PhilippinesSeptember 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Seven Montagnards scheduled to fly out of Cambodia as the fate of other twenty-nine hangs in balance. UNHCR is working tirelessly to convince the Cambodian government that the...
Montagnard Asylees set for deportation back to VietnamSeptember 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Twenty-nine Montagnard asylees beg the UN to interfere as they face danger of being deported back to Vietnam where they face persecution. Montagnards, a Christian ethnic minority from...
Cambodia government to ‘forcibly deport’ asylum seekersSeptember 1, 2017 — ICC Note: Montagnards, a mostly Christian ethnic minority that fled from Vietnam fear for being forcibly deported by Cambodian government. Under the pretense that they are not refugees, Cambodia might...
Officials go to Vietnam to ‘force’ Montagnard refugees’ relatives to appeal for their returnAugust 16, 2017 — ICC Note: The Montagnards in Vietnam are often persecuted by the government for their Christian faith. Hundreds have escaped to Cambodia with the hope of seeking asylum status. Yet only...
13 Montagnard Asylum-seekers Depart Phnom Penh for VietnamAugust 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Cambodia repatriated 13 Montagnard asylum-seekers to their native Vietnam after they failed to meet requirements for gaining refugee status in Cambodia. 13 Montagnard asylum seekers who got sent...
Persecuted Christian Montagnard Asylum Seekers Forced to Return to VietnamJuly 20, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Last week 16 Montagnard asylum-seekers returned to Vietnam after a failed attempt to secure asylum in Cambodia. The Montagnard people are historically Christian as they were one of...