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Prominent dissident Thich Quang Do calls on Vietnam to immediately lift the arbitrary detention order on himself and UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang

October 28, 2004 IBIB 0

The International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB) has obtained a copy of a letter sent by Vietnam’s most prominent religious dissident, Venerable Thich Quang Do, 76, to the Vietnamese Communist leadership summoning them to lift the arbitrary “administrative detention” order imposed on himself and the Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church …

AP : European lawmakers call on EU leaders to raise human rights at ASEM summit

October 7, 2004 Press Review 0

European Parliament members have urged EU leaders to push discussion of human rights issues at an Asia-Europe summit meeting set to open in Hanoi on Friday. In an open letter to European Commission President Romano Prodi released Thursday, 109 members of the European Parliament also urged EU leaders …

AFP : European parliamentarians demand release of Vietnamese Buddhist monks

October 7, 2004 Press Review 0

Agence France Presse HANOI, Oct 7 (AFP) – European parliamentarians called Thursday for the immediate and unconditional release of leaders of an outlawed Buddhist church in Vietnam and condemned the lack of democracy in the communist nation. In an open letter to the presidency of the European Union …

Fifth ASEM Summit in Hanoi : 109 Euro MPs call for the immediate release of Buddhist dissidents Thich Huyen Quang and Thich Quang Do

October 7, 2004 VCHR 0

In an Open Letter to the Presidency of the European Union, 109 prominent Members of the European Parliament from all political parties have urged the EU to place human rights, in particular human rights in Vietnam, “at the centre of discussions at the ASEM Summit in Hanoi”, and called for …

AFP : Vietnam hits back at Washington religion report

September 16, 2004 Press Review 0

Agence France Presse HANOI Sept 16, 2004 (AFP) – Vietnam on Thursday slammed the US State Department’s decision to name it a “country of particular concern” in its annual report on religious freedom, saying it was based on erroneous information. “It is a wrongful decision based on erroneous …

dpa : U.S. designates Vietnam country of concern for religious freedom

September 16, 2004 Press Review 0

HANOI, Sept 16, 2004 (dpa) – The United States Thursday released a critical report on religious freedom in Vietnam and announced that it has designated the one-party state a country of particular concern. It is the first time that Vietnam has been added to the U.S. list of …

Reuters : US adds Hanoi to list of nations abusing religion freedom

September 16, 2004 Press Review 0

By Christina Toh-Pantin HANOI, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Unsanctioned religious groups in Vietnam on Thursday welcomed Washington’s designation of Hanoi as an abuser of rights to worship, while U.S. businesses and non-governmental organisations expressed dismay. The State Department’s annual report tracking religious freedoms worldwide included the communist country …

dpa : Vietnam slams U.S. religious freedom decision

September 16, 2004 Press Review 0

HANOI, Sept 16, 2004 (dpa) – Vietnam slammed the United States decision Thursday to designate the country as one of eight countries of particular concern in a religious freedom report. “It is a wrongful decision based on erroneous information and inaccurate reflection of Vietnam’s situation,” Vietnam’s press spokesman …

Censorship and self-censorship at the ASEM 5 People’s Forum in Hanoi

September 15, 2004 VCHR 0

As civil society activists from Asia and Europe leave Vietnam after the closure of the Fifth Asia-Europe (ASEM) People’s Forum held in Hanoi from 6-9 September 2004, many questions remain about Vietnam’s organization of this event, which precedes the official ASEM Summit to be held on 8-9 October in Hanoi. …

The United States designates Vietnam as a “country of particular concern” for grave violations of religious freedom

September 15, 2004 IBIB 0

U.S. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell announced at a Press Conference in Washington D.C. today that Vietnam is on a list of 8 countries designated as “countries of particular concern” (CPCs), i.e. countries whose governments have engaged in or tolerated “particularly severe violations of religious freedom”. The list was …