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In a Message to Vietnamese Buddhists for the Lunar New Year (Têt) :
UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang calls on Buddhists to brave persecution and pursue the non-violent movement for religious freedom and human rights

The Most Venerable Thich Huyen Quang, Patriarch of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) has sent a Message to Vietnamese Buddhists on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Monkey today, 22nd January 2004. The Message was sent clandestinely from the Nguyen Thieu Monastery in Binh …

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107 Buddhist monks in Hue condemn rejection of US Congress Resolution by Thich Tri Tinh, Head of the Executive Council of the State-sponsored Vietnam Buddhist Church

PARIS, 4 December 2003 (IBIB) – The International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB) has received a letter co-signed by 107 young Buddhist monks in Hue. Dated 30th November 2003, it strongly condemns a recent letter from Thich Tri Tinh, President of the Executive Council of the State-sponsored Vietnam Buddhist Church (VBC) …

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European Parliament passes an Urgent Resolution condemning Vietnam’s crackdown on Buddhists and urging the immediate release of Thich Huyen Quang and Thich Quang Do

STRASBOURG, 21st November 2003 (VCHR) – At the issue of a week of meetings with a delegation of senior monks from the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) led by Mr Vo Van Ai, Director of the International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB), the 626-memberEuropean Parliament in Strasbourg unanimously voted a …

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dpa : Vietnam slams human rights group’s criticism

    HANOI, Nov 19, 2003 (dpa) – Vietnam reacted angrily to a French human rights organization’s criticisms of the country’s human rights record Wednesday. In a statement Monday, the France-based Vietnam Committee on Human Rights called on the European Union to urge Vietnam to release prisoners of conscience, loosen …

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