The following video was taken in August in Vietnam. It appears to show local police raiding an unidentified church meeting held in a home and arresting several members.
The Vietnamese constitution guarantees religious freedom, but churches are required to register with the state, a move that results in numerous restrictions being placed upon the activities of such churches. As a result, many churches - including the one in the video - choose to remain unregistered.
Persecution of Christians in Vietnam is routinely harsh, with arbitrary arrests, harassment and fines being routine. A number of Christians are in prison with reports of several having died as a result of injuries sustained.
Underground house churches are particularly represented among ethnic tribal groups in the mountains of central and southern Vietnam.
The Vietnamese constitution guarantees religious freedom, but churches are required to register with the state, a move that results in numerous restrictions being placed upon the activities of such churches. As a result, many churches - including the one in the video - choose to remain unregistered.
Persecution of Christians in Vietnam is routinely harsh, with arbitrary arrests, harassment and fines being routine. A number of Christians are in prison with reports of several having died as a result of injuries sustained.
Underground house churches are particularly represented among ethnic tribal groups in the mountains of central and southern Vietnam.
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