You Tube - getting the truth out there

"YouTube is indeed proving to be a useful new weapon. Cell phones and the internet are also very important. But any Montagnards caught with cell phones or video recorders are likely to be detained, put under surveillance, tortured or worse," [Scott Johnson] said.

"We had video footage of the 2004 Easter prayer vigil which showed many Montagnards being beaten and even killed, but the film was confiscated by police."

The descendants of America's so-called "forgotten allies" are still paying with their lives, but thanks to YouTube their stories are not dying in the jungle with them. (Source)

The majority of those who seek asylum in Cambodia are members of the hill tribes in Vietnam. They are persecuted by the government because they are Christan, they have valuable land and they helped the CIA during the Vietnam/American War.

The Montagnards are subject to violence, intimidation and many have fled, seeking asylum anywhere they can. Human rights monitors are not permitted to monitor their situation but now YouTube is functioning as their voice to a wider world.

You can see the videos here and here. Some parts contain graphic violence so be warned.