Vietnam: Australian MP Luke Simpkins Speaks Out On Persecution Of Montagnards

Vietnam: Australian MP Luke Simpkins Speaks Out On Persecution Of Montagnards   COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Vietnam: Montagnards SPEECH Wednesday, 6 July 2011 BY AUTHORITY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   Mr SIMPKINS (Cowan) (19:40): Today I speak of the oppression and the persecution of the Montagnard people who live in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Prior to the Vietnam War, the Montagnards lived in hill tribe societies existing primarily through agriculture, hunting and gathering. Today,...

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