Religion
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...
Cultural Metamorphosis: The Journey of Superstition to National Identity in Post-War Vietnam – Part 2
Tran Phuong wrote this article in Vietnamese, which was published in Luat Khoa Magazine on May 3, 2020. Lee Nguyen translated the...
Cultural Metamorphosis: The Journey of Superstition to National Identity in Post-War Vietnam – Part 1
Tran Phuong wrote this article in Vietnamese, which was published in Luat Khoa Magazine on April 26, 2020. Lee Nguyen translated the...
Religion Bulletin, August 2023: Ministry of Public Security Alleges Dak Lak Attack Linked to FULRO, BPSOS
Internal Security Bureau, Ministry of Public Security: Deadly Dak Lak attack linked to exile FULRO, BPSOS organizationsThe People's Police Television...
70 Years of Religious Oppression after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 marked the beginning of numerous tragedies for the people living in the...
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