Notable Religious Events in May 2026:

• Tuyên Quang Province: Authorities Continue to Monitor Unrecognized Religious Groups;
• Đồng Tháp Province: Police Arrest Two Followers of Independent Cao Đài;
• Gia Lai Province: Two Followers of Independent Protestantism Arrested;
• Gia Lai Authorities Dissolve the Ba Na Đêga Kon Kông Religious Organization;
• Lai Châu Province: Officials Prevent Residents from Practicing Falun Gong.

Tuyên Quang Province Targets Unrecognized Religious Groups in Latest Crackdown

According to a report by Tuyên Quang provincial authorities, in May, local agencies continued to block the activities of religious groups not recognized by the state. Authorities worked with 13 people who had participated in the Dương Văn Mình organization and six people who practiced Falun Gong. 

Dương Văn Mình is an unregistered Hmong religious movement in northern Việt Nam, founded by a man named Dương Văn Mình in 1989, influenced by Christianity, and known for simplified funeral practices, which Vietnamese authorities classify as illegal while rights groups describe its followers as persecuted.