Photo, above: On Hill 875, the Battle of Đắk Tô was a series of major engagements of the Vietnam War that took place between 3–22 November 1967, in Kontum Province, in the Central Highlands of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The action at Đắk Tô was one of a series of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) offensive initiatives that began durinMap, below: (news report, 2010)  Authorities in Vietnam have stepped up repression of the Montagnards, indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, according to a detailed report by Human Rights Watch.

The U.S.-based rights group said it had documented police sweeps to "root out" Montagnards in hiding and detailed how the authorities dissolved house church gatherings, orchestrated "coerced" renunciations of faith, and sealed off the country's border to prevent asylum seekers from fleeing to neighboring Cambodia.

More than 70 Montagnards have been detained or arrested in 2010 alone, and more than 250 are known to be imprisoned on national security charges, Human Rights Watch said in its report “Montagnard Christians in Vietnam: A Case Study in Religious Repression.”

Human Rights Watch documented the abuses in the Central Highlands, which is off-limits to independent, international rights groups, through interviews with Montagnards who have fled Vietnam and reports in Vietnam’s government-controlled media.g the second half of the year. North Vietnamese attacks at Lộc Ninh (in Bình Long Province), Song Be (in Phước Long Province), and at Con Thien and Khe Sanh, (in Quảng Trị Province), were other actions which, combined with Đắk Tô, became known as "the border battles."

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Map, below: (news report, 2010)  Authorities in Vietnam have stepped up repression of the Montagnards, indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, according to a detailed report by Human Rights Watch.

The U.S.-based rights group said it had documented police sweeps to "root out" Montagnards in hiding and detailed how the authorities dissolved house church gatherings, orchestrated "coerced" renunciations of faith, and sealed off the country's border to prevent asylum seekers from fleeing to neighboring Cambodia.

More than 70 Montagnards have been detained or arrested in 2010 alone, and more than 250 are known to be imprisoned on national security charges, Human Rights Watch said in its report “Montagnard Christians in Vietnam: A Case Study in Religious Repression.”

Human Rights Watch documented the abuses in the Central Highlands, which is off-limits to independent, international rights groups, through interviews with Montagnards who have fled Vietnam and reports in Vietnam’s government-controlled media.

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Black Ops, Vietnam: An Operational History of MACVSOG by Robert M. Gillespie (1 of 4)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 1, Block B: Black Ops, Vietnam: An Operational History of MACVSOG by Robert M. Gillespie (2 of 4)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 1, Block C: Black Ops, Vietnam: An Operational History of MACVSOG by Robert M. Gillespie (3 of 4)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 1, Block D: Black Ops, Vietnam: An Operational History of MACVSOG by Robert M. Gillespie (4 of 4)

Hour Two

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 2, Block A: Six Essential Elements of Leadership: Marine Corps Wisdom from a Medal of Honor Recipient (Leatherneck Original... by Col. Wesley L. Fox USMC (Ret.) (1 of 4)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 2, Block B: Six Essential Elements of Leadership: Marine Corps Wisdom from a Medal of Honor Recipient (Leatherneck Original... by Col. Wesley L. Fox USMC (Ret.) (2 of 4)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 2, Block C: Six Essential Elements of Leadership: Marine Corps Wisdom from a Medal of Honor Recipient (Leatherneck Original... by Col. Wesley L. Fox USMC (Ret.) (3 of 4)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 2, Block D: Six Essential Elements of Leadership: Marine Corps Wisdom from a Medal of Honor Recipient (Leatherneck Original... by Col. Wesley L. Fox USMC (Ret.) (4 of 4)

Hour Three

Poster, below: The people of Brittany support the people of Vietnam

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 3, Block A: Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith (1 of 4)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 3, Block B: Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith (2 of 4)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 3, Block C: Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith (3 of 4)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 3, Block D: Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith (4 of 4)

Hour Four

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 4, Block A: Grab Their Belts to Fight Them: The Viet Cong's Big Unit-War Against the U.S., 1965-1966 by Warren Wilkins (1 of 2)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 4, Block B: Grab Their Belts to Fight Them: The Viet Cong's Big Unit-War Against the U.S., 1965-1966 by Warren Wilkins (2 of 2)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 4, Block C: Last Man Out: Glenn McDole, USMC, Survivor of the Palawan Massacre in World War II by Bob Wilbanks (1 of 2)

Friday  27 December  2013 / Hour 4, Block D: Last Man Out: Glenn McDole, USMC, Survivor of the Palawan Massacre in World War II by Bob Wilbanks (2 of 2)

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