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Year: 2025
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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.
By MSFJ TEAM
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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.
By MSFJ TEAM
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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.
By MSFJ TEAM
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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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