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AFP : Religious dissident in Vietnam launches call for democracy

HANOI, Feb 11, 2005 (AFP) – A prominent religious dissident has called on Vietnamese authorities and intellectuals to build up democracy and pluralism in the communist country, an exiled group said. The Paris-based International Buddhist Information Bureau (IBIB), the communication arm of the main dissident buddhist church in Vietnam, said …

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ABC Radio : Vietnamese dissident calls for democracy

One of Vietnam’s most prominent religious dissidents has reportedly issued a nationwide appeal for greater democracy and pluralism. Thich Quang Do, 76, is deputy head of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam. The Paris-based International Buddhist Information Bureau says he has directed his call in an open letter to …

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