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As the U.S. President meets Vietnamese Prime Minister in Washington DC: President Bush should urge Vietnamese PM to legalise banned Buddhist Church and allow gravely ill UBCV Patriarch to receive medical treatment in Saigon

PARIS, 24 June 2008 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS) – As the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung embarked on a 4-day official visit in the United States from 23-26 June, and will be received at the White House by U.S. President George W. Bush today, Mr. Vo Van Ai, …

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UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang is in hospital in Binh Dinh

PARIS, 31 May 2008 (IBIB) – The International Budhist Information Bureau is informed that the Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) Thich Huyen Quang is seriously ill. He was admitted to the General Hospital in Quy Nhon on 27th May suffering from breathing problems due to …

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As Vietnam hosts the UN Day of the Vesak in Hanoi, UBCV monk Thich Tri Khai is arrested – In Vesak Messages, Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang and Thich Quang Do urge Buddhists to stand up for human rights

PARIS, 13 May 2008 (IBIB) – The International Budhist Information Bureau is deeply concerned by the disappearance and likely arrest of Buddhist monk Thich Tri Khai, Superior monk of Giac Hai Pagoda in Lam Dong province and member of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV). After Security Police …

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