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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Degar Montagnard Christians in Vietnam's Central Highlands faced another tense day Monday, October 6, after investigators confirmed that a preacher was killed, apparently by Vietnamese security forces, as part of a crackdown on Christianity and 'house churches' in the area.
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Vietnam's Catholic Archbishop in Hanoi remained under "virtual house arrest" Wednesday, October 1, with "thugs" shouting anti-Catholic slogans in front of his residence and secret service agents listening to phone conversations and following him via cameras deployed in nearby buildings, Catholic sources with close knowledge about the situation said.
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Seven Degar Montagnard Christians are among those being held in a Vietnamese prison after they were detained as part of a major government backed crackdown on 'illegal' house churches in Vietnam's Central Highlands, their friends said.
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Tensions remained high in Hanoi on Saturday, September 27, after workers backed by security forces destroyed the one-time residence of the papal nuncio that once served as the Vatican embassy and residence near St. Joseph’s Cathedral.
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- There was concern Wednesday, September 17, about the whereabouts of possibly dozens of Degar Montagnard Christians who have been detained in Vietnam’s Central Highlands as part of a major crackdown on unregistered worship, friends said.
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- A native Christian evangelist who was detained five months ago in Vietnam's Central Highlands may have been killed as prison officials continue to deny family members access to her, an influential advocacy group warned Friday, September 12.
