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Vietnam’s systematic attack on civil society breaches the free trade agreement with the EU, new complaint argues

JOINT PRESS RELEASE International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Global Witness The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), its member organisation Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR), Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), and Global Witness lodged a complaint with the European …
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Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam holds Special Conference in Melbourne, Australia – Venerable Thich Huyen Quang is proclaimed Fourth Supreme Patriarch of the UBCV

Senior dignitaries of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) from Europe, Canada, the United States, Asia, Australia and New Zealand gathered at the Quang Duc Monastery in Melbourne, Australia on 10-12 October 2003 to attend a Special Conference of the UBCV, convened at the request of the UBCV leadership …

AFP : Buddhist monk placed under house arrest in Vietnam crackdown

Agence France Presse HANOI, Oct 13 (AFP) – A senior monk involved in a lengthy stand-off with Vietnamese security forces last week has been placed under house arrest for two years as part of the communist regime’s crackdown on an outlawed Buddhist church. The order against Thich Nguyen …

AFP : Vietnam flexes muscles over outlawed Buddhist church

Agence France Presse HANOI, Oct 12 (AFP) – Vietnam signalled its intent last week to enforce a tough line against an outlawed Buddhist church despite signs earlier this year that the communist regime was seeking a rapprochement. A 10-hour stand-off on Wednesday between the security forces and the …

dpa : Vietnam-Dissidents – Vietnam accuses dissident Buddhist monks of plot

Hanoi (dpa) – Vietnam issued a scathing statement Saturday accusing a group of Buddhist monks from a banned church of attacking government officials, carrying state secrets and plotting to destroy Vietnam’s official Buddhist association. Thich Huyen Quang, 86, and Thich Quang Do, 75, leaders of the illegal Unified …

AFP : Buddhist group concerned over escalation of “repression” in Vietnam

Agence France Presse HANOI, Oct 11 (AFP) – The overseas information arm of an outlawed Buddhist church said Saturday it was gravely concerned over an apparent escalation of “repression” by the Vietnamese authorities against its two leaders. The Paris-based International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB) called on the international …

AP : Vietnam says monks from banned church illegally set up secret organization

Vietnam on Saturday accused members of a banned Buddhist church of illegally setting up an organization without receiving state permission, obtaining documents that contain state secrets and assaulting authorities. The Paris-based International Buddhist Information Bureau dismissed the allegations as totally absurd, and charged that the communist government was …