Threats to religious freedom undermine Vietnam’s Communist Party-AsiaNews | Mar 23, 2015 Hanoi (AsiaNews) – The Vietnamese Church took the opportunity offered by Lent to reiterated its fidelity to the Catholic Church and Pope Francis. Some Vietnamese Catholics told AsiaNews, “We continue to believe in God and in the Church. We pray for Vietnam’s Catholic communities. If we are not in communion […]
TNLT Trần Vũ Anh Bình bị ‘kỷ luật nóng’-VRNs (23.03.2015) Ba TNLT khác là Đinh Nguyên Kha, Nguyễn Hoàng Quốc Hùng và Đặng Xuân Diệu tuyệt thực, chỉ uống nước đường từ ngày 19.03, để phản đối chế độ giam giữ bất nhân của cán bộ trại giam K3 Xuyên Mộc. Thông tin trên được TNLT Đinh Nguyên Kha thông báo cho gia […]
Vietnamese police attacking a Buddhist monk!-Danlambao | Mar 22, 2015 Venerable Thich Khong Tanh, a Buddhist monk who often speaks out against the Vietnamese Communist government about its violations of the freedom of religion, is currently being harassed and threatened with violence by the local police. Venerable Thich Khong Tanh today (22-03-2015) came to visit Father Phan Van Loi at […]
Vietnam CSOs’ Open Letter to 132th Congress of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Hanoi (Mar 28 – Apr 1, 2015)-Defend The Defenders | Mar 22, 2015 Translation by [rollinglinks]Trang Thien Long[/rollinglinks] To: Delegates of Inter-Parliamentary Union in Hanoi ATTN: Vietnamese fellows in and outside of the country Democratic governments and International Human Rights Organizations Dear Ladies/Gentlemen We, Vietnam independent civil society organizations, know that IPU is to protect and promote Human Rights because […]
Vietnam: Church Leaders Say Government Drafting New Religious Law-Crossmap | Mar 21, 2015 Church leaders from north Vietnam say the government is open to the possibility of reforming Decree 92, the restrictive edict on religion implemented countrywide in 2013. “The government seems to be loosening a bit on religion, but not on human rights issues,” Wang*, a church leader from the north, tells […]
Vietnamese Former Political Prisoner Honored with Norwegian Authors Union Freedom of Expression Prize-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 22, 2015 Vietnamese writer Nguyen Xuan Nghia, who is currently under three-year house arrest, has been honored with the Freedom of Expression Prize of the Norwegian Authors’ Union for his writings which aims to promote multi-party democracy and human rights. Mr. Nghia, 64, is a poet, writer and journalist. […]
Hội Nhà Văn Nauy trao giải thưởng Tự Do Ngôn Luận 2014 cho nhà văn Nguyễn Xuân Nghĩa-Dân Luận | 21/3/2015 Nguyễn Công Huân chuyển ngữ Theo Hội Nhà Văn Nauy Hội Nhà Văn Nauy đã quyết định trao giải thưởng Tự Do Ngôn Luận 2014 cho nhà văn, nhà báo và blogger người Việt, ông Nguyễn Xuân Nghĩa. Ông Nguyễn Xuân Nghĩa bị bắt vào tháng 9 năm 2008 vì “xúc […]
226 Vietnamese Die in Police Detaining Facilities in 2011-2014: Police General-By Vu Quoc Ngu | Mar 21, 2015 As many as 226 Vietnamese suspected of committing crimes were found dead during detention in police stations between Oct 1, 2011 and Sept 30, 2014, said Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Luong of Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security. Suicides and diseases were the main causes of the deaths, […]
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