2/25/2025 Thailand (International Christian Concern) — More than 60 Montagnard Christian refugees from Vietnam — including men, women, children, and pregnant women — were arrested on Feb. 23 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Reports have emerged that the Montagnard believers were involved in a memorial service that included prayer and worship and allegedly caused a disturbance.
Footage has emerged on social media from some of those detained describing their situation. International Christian Concern (ICC) workers said those detained faced a judge in the last few days, and most of them chose to stay in jail because they were unable to pay the fines or bail money imposed by Thai officials.
This incident illustrates the tenuous and risky situation of Vietnamese Christian refugees in Thailand seeking asylum face daily. There are more than 4,000 Vietnamese refugees in Thailand, most of them having fled Vietnam because of persecution and harassment for their Christian or political beliefs. Most of these Christian refugees wait several years for refugee status and asylum in a safer country as they flee religious persecution in Vietnam.
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