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UBCV Patriarch Thich Quang Do issues Vesak Message

PARIS, 28 May 2010 (IBIB) – The Most Venerable Thich Quang Do, Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) has sent a Message to Vietnamese Buddhists around the world for the 2554th Vesak celebrations of the Birth of the Buddha. The Message was sent clandestinely from Thanh Minh …

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Buddhist monk Thich Khong Tanh is arrested in Saigon

PARIS, 30 April 2010 (IBIB) – The Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) has informed the International Buddhist Information Bureau that Venerable Thich Khong Tanh, UBCV Commissioner for Humanitarian and Social Affairs, was arrested by Security Police at the Thu Thiem ferry, Ward 2, Saigon at 6.30pm Vietnam time today. …

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At a Hearing on Human Rights and Religious Freedom at the US Congress: UBCV Spokesman Vo Van Ai tells Congress: US-based activist is assaulted for visiting Thich Quang Do – UBCV monks protest unlawful government fine

PARIS, 23 March 2010 (IBIB) – In a Written Submission to a Congressional Hearing on Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Vietnam at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Washington DC today, Mr. Vo Van Ai, International Spokesman of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) told Congress of …

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