Tag: Khmer
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Police arrest activists for Khmer Krom minority in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Three members of Vietnam’s Khmer Krom ethnic group who are suspected of distributing books about indigenous peoples’ rights were arrested on Monday in the Mekong Delta region, authorities told local media. One of the three men was To Hoang Chuong of Tra Vinh province. Radio Free Asia’s Vietnamese Service reported last month that he…
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Vietnam denies UN inquiries about alleged repression of Khmer Krom minority — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] The Vietnamese authorities has denied allegations from United Nations consultants that it represses the Khmer Krom minority dwelling within the Mekong Delta area. The practically 1.3-million robust ethnic group dwell in part of Vietnam that was as soon as southeastern Cambodia, and face widespread discrimination in Vietnam and suspicion in Cambodia, the place they’re…