Posts Tagged ‘Vietnam’
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Officials in Vietnam claim Christian who died in police custody committed suicide
Vietnamese officials are calling the death of a Christian in police custody a suicide – a claim family members of the severely beaten Christian strongly refute.
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Hmong Christian leader in Vietnam beaten to death in police custody
A Hmong church leader in Vietnam has been beaten to death in police custody, area sources said.
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2 steps back for Vietnam
On Jan. 1, Vietnam updated its rules for enforcing its highest law regarding religion. Known as the Decree on Religion 92/2012 ND-CP, or simply ND-92, the new decree is meant to clarify rules written in 2005.
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Vietnam’s new religion decree termed a step backward
Protestant Christians and leaders of other faiths in Vietnam are criticizing a new decree on religion that went into effect this year as a significant step backward, with one Christian activist saying it could put an end to the...
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Vietnamese officials destroy 2 new church buildings
Vietnamese officials in Muong Cha district, Dien Bien Province, destroyed two new church buildings of ethnic minority Hmong Christians this month and threatened to tear down a third.
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China, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam slam U.S. religious freedom report
Three countries, namely China, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam slammed recently a U.S. government religious freedom report which included two of them, China and Saudi Arabia, among eight Countries Of Particular Concern regarding relig...
Family fears for arrested Vietnam priest’s health
A leading Vietnamese dissident was rearrested recently, despite serious health conditions, including being afflicted with a brain tumor and being partially paralyzed from several strokes. Father Nguyen Van Ly, a man in his 60s,...
Palau convention in Vietnam almost cancelled by government authorities
A U.S. evangelist addressed recently some 16,000 Christians in a stadium in Vietnam–the first American preacher to do so openly since 1975–in an event that was almost cancelled by Vietnamese government authorities. ...
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Vietnamese police attack Catholics because they were praying
Hundreds of Vietnamese security forces attacked recently 100 Degar Catholics while they were worshiping, including women, children and elderly, leaving 22 injured and one crippled. The attack occurred in Ploi Kret Krot, a highl...
Christian watchdog seeks release of two pastors in Vietnam
Christian rights activists asked recently for the release of two pastors who were handed long-term jail sentences after they were arrested in a way that violates both domestic and international law. The Christian Solidarity Wor...
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