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International Christian Concern Raises Alarm over 11 Missing Vietnamese Christians

International Christian Concern, a religious freedom advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., has raised the alarm over the reported disappearance of 11 Vietnamese Christians who were imprisoned for their religious beliefs. The missing religious adherents, which include six Protestants and five Catholics, were indicted and convicted on several charges between 2011 and 2016 and sentenced to a combined 90 years and eight months in prison. All of the imprisoned Christians were Montagnards, an indigenous group living in the Central Highlands.

The missing Christians include the Protestants Ro Mah Pla, Siu Hlom, Rmah Bloanh, and Rmah Khil, who were accused of “undermining national unity policy” because of their alleged involvement in Degar Protestantism, a religious belief of the indigenous Montagnards.