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Our mission is to advocate for and defend, by peaceful means, the human rights, religious freedom, and indigenous rights of the Montagnard peoples in Vietnam's Central Highlands.
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The December 2025 broadcast by Vietnamese state media (VTV) featuring a "confession" from Montagnard activist Y Quynh Bdap has sparked a global debate. While the Vietnamese government presents the video as proof of criminal involvement, international legal experts and human rights organizations argue it is a carefully orchestrated piece of propaganda. To understand the gravity of this situation, one must look at both the state’s accusations and the context of Bdap’s life work.
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The Êđê language, specifically the Kpă dialect, serves as the standardized common tongue of the Êđê people and a primary lingua franca in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
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In December 2025, Vietnamese state media VTV broadcast a forced confession from Y Quynh Bdap, co-founder of Montagnards Stand for Justice, in which he was coerced to falsely claim MSFJ's involvement in terrorist attacks. This represents a clear case of forced confession under duress, a well-documented pattern of Vietnamese authorities. Evidence reveals that the attacks in question were actually orchestrated by Vietnamese government agents to justify the persecution of Montagnard activists and the false terrorist designation of MSFJ.
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On November 28, 2025, Thai authorities extradited Y Quynh Bdap, co-founder of Montagnards Stand for Justice, to Vietnam despite his UNHCR refugee status and international appeals. Human Rights Watch condemned the extradition, warning of potential torture and human rights abuses. This follows Vietnam's March 2024 designation of MSFJ as a 'terrorist organization'—a baseless accusation that contradicts the organization's documented peaceful advocacy work.
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Đắk Lắk, September 9, 2024 – The Vietnamese government has intensified its repression of independent religious groups, detaining Montagnard church leader Y Cung Niê for three days, while another leader, Y Thinh Niê, has gone missing in what many fear is an abduction by state authorities.
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Most recently, on April 26, 2024, unofficial information channels of the Vietnamese government continued to publish articles with provocative content, aimed at the psychology and national pride of the people. They refuse to acknowledge the fabrication of peaceful human rights groups, as well as those who advocate for the rights of ethnic minorities and religious freedom as illegal acts, violating international law.
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Regarding the Unrelated Acts of Violence in the Central Highlands June 11, 2023 Bangkok – Today, the group "Montagnard Stand For Justice" has come across a news report on TTXVN/Vietnam+ stating that a group of individuals has carried out an armed attack causing casualties among officials and civilians in Cu Kuin district, Dak Lak province.
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The indigenous people in the Central Highlands are facing immense pain due to the arbitrary land confiscation by the authorities without proper notification. On April 3, 2023, dozens of police officers entered the garden of residents in Buon Drao village, Ea H'leo district, Đắk Lắk province, to confiscate land without proper legal procedures.
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