Al Jazeera : Vietnam’s dissident monk

December 20, 2007 Press Review 0

Though he is 80 years old, Buddhist Monk Thich Quang Do is still one of Vietnam’s most prominent dissidents. He is deputy leader of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and has spent more than 25 years in detention for advocating greater religious freedoms and rights. In video tapes …

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UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang refuses Public Security Ministry “summons” to attend State-sponsored Buddhist Congress in Hanoi

December 13, 2007 IBIB 0

Thich Thien Hanh deplores repression against Buddhist Youth Movement in Hue – Thich Thien Tam demands immediate withdrawal from 2008 UN Vesak Day Organising Committee PARIS, 13th December 2007 (IBIB) – The International Buddhist Information Bureau is informed that UBCV Supreme Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang has rejected an invitation from …

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In an Open Letter to Vietnamese Prime Minister, FIDH and Vietnam Committee on Human Rights call on Vietnam to respect human rights as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council

October 25, 2007 VCHR 0

PARIS, 25 October 2007 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – Recalling the recent crack-down on pro-democracy activists and rural protesters in Vietnam, Ms. Souhayr Belhassen, President of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and Mr. Vo Van Ai, President of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (both Paris-based) sent an Open Letter …

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