Religion
Religion Bulletin – September 2024: Crackdown On Independent Religions
Key Highlights:USCIRF identifies three strategies used by Vietnam to suppress independent religious groupsSeveral local authorities report that they have completely...
Religion Bulletin – October 2024 Independent Cao Đài Follower Sues Government Over Business License Revocation
The October 2024 Religious Freedom Bulletin by Luật Khoa Magazine highlights the following key events:An independent Cao Đài Chơn Truyền...
Sun Group, the Sangha, and the State: Confusion Surrounds Vesak 2025 Preparations?
Huệ Nhã wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on March 29, 2025. Thúc Kháng translated it into English for...
Religion Bulletin – November 2024 Laos Deports 10 Followers Of Bà Cô Dợ To Vietnam; New Information Related To Tịnh Thất Bồng Lai
The religious news of November 2024 includes the following major events:Laos forced the deportation of 10 followers of Bà Cô...
Religion Bulletin – December 2024 Security Tightened During the Commemoration of Huỳnh Phú Sổ’s Birthday
In December 2024, There Were Several Notable Events Concerning Religious Freedom in Việt Nam:The United States Commission on International Religious...
Religion Bulletin-February 2025: The Establishment of the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Religion; BPSOS Labelled a Terrorist Organization by the Ministry of Public Security
Key Religious Events in February 2025:The Vietnamese government established a new ministry, the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Religion, following...
Religion Bulletin – January 2025: Đà Nẵng in Land Dispute with Catholic Parish; Police Detain Pure Hòa Hảo Buddhist Followers
Notable religious events in January 2025:International Community Says Vietnam Continues to Restrict Religious Freedom under Tô LâmQuảng Nam Prevents Followers...
The 5 Key Religious Events Shaping Vietnam in 2024
Thiện Trường wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on Jan. 6, 2025. Thúc Kháng translated it into English for...
Religion Bulletin – February 2024: The Two Northern Provinces Wiped Out The Ba Co Do and Duong Van Minh Religions
Soc Trang Imprisons Follower of Khmer Krom BuddhismOn Feb. 7, 2024, the government of Soc Trang Province sentenced Danh Minh...
Religion Bulletin – January 2024: Vietnam Continues to be on the Special Watch List for Religious Freedom
The government imprisoned a follower of the Central Highlands Evangelical Church of ChristOn Jan. 26, 2024, the Phu Yen provincial...
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