The recent death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, a revered Tibetan Buddhist lama, in Hồ Chí Minh City has raised serious
The Vietnamese Magazine—an English-language publication by Legal Initiatives for Vietnam dedicated to raising international awareness of Vietnam’s political
Lê Giang wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on April 4, 2025. On March 29, 2022, a
The Report on Religious Freedom in Vietnam is published on the first Monday of each month. If you would like
The Report on Religious Freedom in Vietnam is published on the first Monday of each month. If you would like
The Report on Religious Freedom in Vietnam is published on the first Monday of each month. If you would like
On May 8, 2020, around 15:30 Hanoi’s time, the 17 members-committee of the Supreme People’s Court of
On May 6, 2020, a cassation trial started for Ho Duy Hai – a death-row inmate in Vietnam. His mother has
• Focus: 1. Police impede festivities for Pure Hoa Hao Buddhism founder Huynh Phu So’s birthday in An Giang province
• Focus: 1. The government’s Committee For Religious Affairs certifies the Vietnamese Church of Latter-Day Saints. 2. Hoa Hao Buddhist
• Focus: 1. Tay Nguyen highlands – the government continues to uphold oppressive policies against religious groups that refuse state control. 2.
•Focus: 1. A Protestant in the Tay Nguyen highlands was sentenced to seven years in prison for undermining national unity
Focus: * The Pure Hoa Hao Buddhist sect objected to the plan to change the original tiles of its An Hoa
Introduction to the first report Dear Readers: Religion and beliefs play an essential part in everyone’s life. There are
Journalist Nguyen Huu Vinh (whose pen name is Anh Ba Sam) faced quite a few peculiar encounters in Prison Center
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