Religion
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...
Religion Bulletin – December 2023: Government Wipes Out New Religions and Unregistered Religious Groups
An Giang: Pure Sect Hoa Hao Buddhists Are Banned from Organizing the Birthday of Founder Huynh Phu SoAccording to RFA...
Religion Bulletin, November 2023: Most Venerable Thich Tue Sy Passed Away; The Government Views Religion As a Tool to Implement Its Policy
Most Venerable Thich Tue Sy passed away at 81 on Nov. 24, 2023, at Phat An Pagoda, Dong Nai Province. The...
One Hundred Years of Vietnam – Vatican Relations: Three Issues Challenging the Diplomatic Process
On Dec. 23, 2023, the Vatican appointed Archbishop Marek Zalewski, a 60-year-old native of Poland who also serves as the...
A Journey Through Time: The Rise of Catholicism in Vietnam
Vo Van Quan wrote this article in Vietnamese, which was published in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 26, 2020. Lee Nguyen translated...
Religion Bulletin, October 2023: HRW Says Vietnam Criminalizes People Who Want to Exercise Their Freedom of Rights and Beliefs
The Government Set Up Strict Procedures to Manage All Merit Money Collected from Temples in Vietnam The Ministry of Finance sent...
Religion Bulletin, September 2023: Vietnam Increased Repression of New Religions
Lao Cai Province: Government Restricts Online Practice of Ba Co Do ReligionIn early September 2023, a video emerged on the...
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