Hiếu Mạnh wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on March 12, 2025. Jason Nguyen translated it into
Trọng Phụng, Ngọc Hà, and Đăng Thiên wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on February 19, 2025.
Key Events * Vietnam's Crackdown on Religious Communities Prompts U.S. Commission's Alarm * Former Political Prisoner Vũ
Noteworthy religious news in the final month of 2021
The parcel of land, previously a school, is currently on sale for 40 million dong/m2.
New religions face increasingly draconian controls.
Vietnamese authorities may face the most complicated wave of new religions ever.
The government has increasingly performed as the only religious association for all the religions in Vietnam.
Religion Bulletin, August 2021: * [The Government’s Reach] [https://www.luatkhoa.org/2021/09/ton-giao-thang-8-2021-su-sai-phat-tu-tinh-soc-trang-khong-chi-tu-ma-con-phai-dam-bao-an-ninh-trat-tu/#0-b%C3%A0n-tay-ch%C3%ADnh-quy%
In other news: monks volunteer to look after the ill, prisoners of conscience at risk of COVID-19 infection.
If you ever visit An Giang Province, in the Mekong Delta Vietnam, you might be surprised by how a number
A mentally ill old man or an anti-war monk? In 1968, the south of Vietnam had just moved past a
This article contains many quotes and literary excerpts from Venerable Thich Quang Do. A number of excerpts may be difficult to comprehend, and the formatting may be different from section to section. We maintain the excerpts in full respect for Venerable Thich Quang Do.
Every government will have state secrets that it would like to keep confidential. However, the state secrets involving the freedom of religion in Vietnam prompt people to question the government’s transparency in its strict control of religions and religious organizations.
In effect, the Land Law in Vietnam leaves religious organizations with no right to self-determination.
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