A Vietnamese Montagnard Christian has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison on charges of “secession and incitement” for conducting prayer meetings at his home, advocates say.
A Vietnamese Montagnard Christian has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison on charges of “secession and incitement” for conducting prayer meetings at his home, advocates say.
Worryingly, Christian refugees from the Vietnamese Hmong and Montagnard minority groups are now facing arrests and harassment from officials in Thailand, where they have come seeking refuge from persecution in Vietnam, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Despite the 55% Buddhist population, Christmas is widely celebrated in Vietnam in the face of the warm winter with no snow and a temperature of 86°F. The celebration is secular and has mostly Western elements.