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Government Continues to Hamper Religious Activities in the Con Cuong Catholic Community, Nghe An Province
July 5, 2012 Compiled by DVOV from different news sources The Vietnamese government in Nghe An Province continues to disrupt religious activities. For the past month, the local authorities have repeatedly sent agents, policemen and “thugs” to prevent Catholic priests from celebrating and believers from attending Sunday Mass in the Con Cuong District, Vinh Diocese.…
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Local authorities escalate assault against local Catholics in Nghe An Province
On July 1, a large contingent of policemen, armed soldiers and plain-clothed “thugs” physically attacked Catholics in Con Cuong District, Vinh Diocese, as they gathered at their chapel for Sunday mass. Many attending Catholics were injured as a result. One of them, Ms. Ngo Thi Thanh, suffered cracks in the cranium. At one point, the police and…
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Bishop’s Office protests violence against Catholics in Vinh Diocese
In an official letter to the People’s Committee of Vinh Province, the Catholic Bishop’s Office of Xa Doai, Vinh Diocese protested “the many regrettable conflicts between the government and the Catholics in the districts located in the western part of Nghe An Province.” The letter dated June 16 calls on the government to investigate violent…
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Police brutality against people of faith – a slideshow
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Report on the demolition of the Phap Bien Pagoda, Ba Ria, Vung Tau
REPORT Government of Phước Thuận Village, Xuyên Mộc District, Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu, Vietnam Demolished Pháp Biên Pagoda and Attacked Buddhists. Vietnam, June 1, 2012 To: The Government and Congress of the United States The Government and Parliament of the European Union The Government and Parliament of Canada The Government and Parliament of…
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Catholic Priest Nguyễn Văn Lý, a Prisoner of Conscience
Sentenced to a total of 53 years for demanding social justice and religious freedom Rev. Nguyễn Văn Lý was prohibited from speaking at his own trial held on March 30th, 2007. Reverend Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý was born in 1947 and ordained in 1974 by the martyred bishop Philip Nguyễn Kim Điền. The government of…
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STATUS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN VIETNAM: The Catholic Church
Reverend Peter Nguyễn Văn Khải, Redemptorist Order Rome, Italy October 16, 2011 The Vietnamese government claims that our people enjoys religious freedom. When discussing religious freedom, officials frequently display pictures of recently built churches and scenes showing large numbers of believers attending Masses to convince others that there is religious freedom in Vietnam. Nothing is…
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