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Joint Statement on Viet Nam’s Transnational Repression in Thailand

While the EU recently elevated its relationship with Viet Nam to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, civic space within Viet Nam continues to shrink. This repression is no longer contained within Viet Nam’s borders. Recent high-level state visits between Thai and Vietnamese authorities have signaled a dangerous tightening of bilateral security …
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Vietnam: Briefing paper for the 14th EU-Vietnam human rights dialogue
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Vietnam: United Nations body highlights gross violations of civil and political rights
VCHR & FIDH denounce gross Violations of Civil and Political Rights in Vietnam before top UN Human Rights body

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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 …

Reuters : UPDATE 2-Vietnam monks innocent of secrets charge-group

(Adds details of accusations paragraphs 4-5) HANOI, Oct 11 (Reuters) – A Vietnamese government accusation that two leaders of a banned Buddhist group were carrying state secrets was “totally absurd”, their organisation said on Saturday. Thich Huyen Quang, 86, patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), and his …