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The EU should raise serious human rights concerns with Vietnamese Premier Tô Lâm during visit to Brussels

PARIS, 19 October 2026 (VCHR) – Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) joined with 12 international human rights organisations in urging the European Union to raise serious human rights concerns with Vietnamese President and Secretary-general of the Communist Party Tô Lâm during his visit to Brussels on 22 October. In …
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AP : Police allow Vietnamese monks to leave province aft…

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A standoff between police and 11 followers of a banned Buddhist church, including eight monks, has ended with the group being allowed to leave the province in a minivan as planned, an official from an overseas Buddhist support group said Wednesday. The monks, from …

AP : Report : Vietnamese monks from banned church holed up in a minivan

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Eleven followers of a banned church, including eight monks, were holed up in a minivan and refusing to eat Wednesday after their vehicle was surrounded by Vietnamese authorities, a Buddhist support organization said. The monks, from the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, were …

Reuters : Vietnam Buddhist monks stopped by security – report

HANOI, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Two leaders of a banned Vietnam Buddhist group were prevented from leaving their monastery on Wednesday by security forces who surrounded their vehicle, sparking a standoff, a Buddhist group said. The International Buddhist Information Bureau said in a statement that Thich Huyen Quang, patriarch of …

AFP : Police in Vietnam obstruct assembly of banned Buddhist church : UBCV

HANOI, Sept 19, 2003 (AFP) – Security forces have intimidated members of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) against attending an assembly overseen by the church’s highest leaders, the church said Friday. Only 10 monks attended the meeting at Nguyen Thieu monastery in central Binh Dinh province, including …

dpa : Vietnam-Dissident – Rights group slams Vietnam’s announcement about dissident monk feared kidnapped

HANOI, Sept 16, 2003 (dpa) – A human rights group Tuesday disputed Vietnam’s assertion that a prominent dissident Buddhist monk was arrested last year in Vietnam, rather than being abducted from Cambodia as the group claims. Thich Tri Luc, also known as Pham Van Tuong, was abducted from …

dpa : Vietnam defends Internet restrictions, denies thwarting free speech

HANOI, June 19, 2003 (dpa) – One day after a court sentenced a leading Internet dissident to 13 years in prison, Vietnam defended its tight control over cyberspace and said the communist government does not suppress freedom of speech. “We don’t agree with critics saying that Vietnam restricts Internet usage,” …