Vietnam Jails Protestant Pastor for 7½ Years Over “National Unity” Charge

A court in Vietnam’s Dak Lak province has sentenced Montagnard Protestant pastor Y Nuen Ayun to seven-and-a-half years in prison after finding him guilty of undermining “the national unity policy.” The 59-year-old pastor was also given four years of supervised probation following his release, according to a statement from U.K.-based religious freedom organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide.