Vietnam arrests Protestant pastor for ‘anti-state propaganda’
January 23, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Vietnam’s Communist regime has arrested a 71-year-old Mennonite pastor on charges of “anti-state propaganda.”
Nguyen Manh Hung, who testified before the US House of Representatives’ Human Rights Subcommittee in 2015, has been “vocal on Facebook, where he condemned Vietnam’s government over human rights violations, corruption, and the confiscation of land from residents without fair compensation,” Radio Free Asia reported. “He also voiced strong support for political dissidents and prisoners of conscience.”
The Southeast Asian nation of 105.8 million (map) is 48% Buddhist and 10% Christian, with 12% adhering to ethnic religions.
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