Update on the situation of UBCV leader Thich Quang Do

PARIS, 11 March 2009 (IBIB) – Patriarch Thich Quang Do, leader of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, 80, remains under effective house arrest at the Thanh Minh Zen Monastery in Saigon. On 26th February 2009, Thich Quang Do received a visit from Ms. Katia Bennett, Political Officer of the …

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Vietnam Committee : Statement by Vo Van Ai to the Press Conference in US Congress: Vietnamese human rights defenders share concern on Secretary Clinton’s demotion of China Human Rights

PARIS, 26 February 2009 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHT/QUE ME) – Mr. Vo Van Ai, President of Quê Me: Action for Democracy in Vietnam, submitted the following statement to a Press Conference at the US Congress today (Venue: Canon House Office Building Terrace, Washington D.C. at 11a.m., 26th February 2009). …

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As they prepare to board a plane to Saigon: Hanoi prohibits visit by Euro MP Marco Pannella and Italian Senator Marco Perduca to Vietnam

PARIS, 23 December 2008 (VCHR) – Prominent Member of the European Parliament, Marco Pannella, and Italian Senator Marco Perduca, were prevented from boarding a plane from Phnom Penh to Saigon today to visit Vietnam. They were scheduled to visit Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam leader Thich Quang Do today before …

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US Deputy Ambassador visits Buddhist monk Thich Thien Hanh in Hue

PARIS, 16 December 2008 (IBIB) – The International Buddhist Information Bureau received a report today from the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) on a visit by the Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States Embassy in Hanoi, Ms. Virginia E. Palmer to Very Venerable Thich Thien Hanh, Secretary …

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Hòa thượng Thích Thiện Hạnh trao 9 điểm thỉnh nguyện và nói với Bà Phó Đại sứ Hoa Kỳ rằng : Kỷ niệm 60 năm bản Tuyên ngôn Nhân quyền Quốc tế, nhưng tại Việt Nam chưa hề có nhân quyền và tự do tôn giáo

PARIS, ngày 16.12.2008 (PTTPGQT) – Hôm nay Viện Hóa Đạo vừa chuyển đến Phòng Thông tin Phật giáo Quốc tế để phổ biến bản Tường trình về cuộc gặp gỡ tại chùa Báo Quốc, Huế, giữa Bà Phó Đại sứ Hoa Kỳ, Hòa thượng Thích Thiện Hạnh và Thượng tọa …

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