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Feb 11, 2016

Degar-Montagnards: Cambodia Turns Its Back on Refugees

Below is an article published by The Cambodia Daily Less than a month after the government announced that more than 170 Montagnard asylum seek­ers would have their refugee applications processed, an Interior Min­istry spokesman said on Wednesday that the group had not met the criteria for refugee status and would be returned to Vietnam. However, a refugee advocate and spokeswoman for the U.N.’s...

Feb 11, 2016

Degar-Montagnards: Cambodia Turns Its Back on...

Photo Courtesy of: AFPMB 2010 @Flickr Contrary to an earlier promise to grant them asylum, Cambodian government officials have announced that Montagnard asylum seekers will be returned to Vietnam. Even...

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Jan 21, 2016

Degar-Montagnards: Cambodian Government Agrees...

Cambodia’s government is set to “expedite” interviews with 200 Vietnamese Montagnards who have sought asylum in the country, following a meeting with UNHCR officials in Phnom Penh. Lieutenant...

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Oct 13, 2015

Degar-Montagnards: More than 180 Asylum Seekers...

Ethnic Montagnards who have fled Vietnam for Cambodia say they are forced to leave after enduring relentless persecution by authorities in their home country, but regularly face difficulties when they...

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Jul 23, 2015

Degar-Montagnards: Increased Number Leaving...

  Below is an article by RFA   Six ethnic Montagnard Christians who fled Vietnam and illegally entered Cambodia to seek refugee status have arrived safely in the capital Phnom Penh, an official...

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May 05, 2015

Degar-Montagnards: UN Officials Concerned by Increasing...

  Below is an article published by: Voice of America UN officials say they remain concerned over the wellbeing of Vietnamese Montagnard asylum seekers who flee to Cambodia, including a new group...

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May 15, 2012

Degar-Montagnards: Vietnamese Minority Groups...

Below is an article published by Voice of America: Representatives of three major minority groups in Vietnam have officially joined in a coalition to demand better treatment from Vietnamese authorities,...

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