Vietnamese Authorities Demolish Buddhist Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City-RFA, Sept 12, 2016 Government authorities in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City have destroyed a Buddhist pagoda from which they recently evicted monks, and have moved all of the temple’s contents to another location, the head of the religious institution said Monday. On Sept. 8, authorities forcibly removed all monks from Lien Tri Pagoda, which […]
Vietnam Court Cuts Sentences for 3 Police Officers Torturing Suspect to Death-By Vu Quoc Ngu, September 12, 2016 Vietnam’s Supreme People’s Court based in the central city of Danang on September 12 reduced sentences for six police officers who were proven to torture Ngo Thanh Kieu, a suspect in a criminal case, to death during interrogation in a police station in 2012. The court reduced the […]
Vietnam to Try Land Right Activist amid Increasing Political Crackdown-By Vu Quoc Ngu, September 8, 2016 Vietnam’s communist government will try Hanoi-based land rights activist Can Thi Theu on charge of “causing public disorders” under Clause 1, Article 245 of the country’s Penal Code on September 20, said her lawyer Ha Huy Son. If found guilty, Mrs. Theu will face imprisonment of up to […]
HCMC Authorities Seize Lien Tri Pagoda, Evicting Monks despite Strong Protest-By Vu Quoc Ngu, September 08, 2016 Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest economic hub in Vietnam, on September 8 seized Lien Tri Pagoda, evicting all monks despite their strong objection, social networks reported Thursday. In the early morning of Thursday, the local authorities deployed hundreds of police officers and militia to An […]
France presses Vietnam to release jailed dissidents-AFP – Sept 7, 2016 France asked Vietnam to release four jailed dissidents during President Francois Hollande’s visit to the authoritarian country, a French source said Wednesday (Sep 7). On his two-day tour of communist Vietnam, Hollande hailed economic ties with the former French colony but sidestepped talking about rights issues publicly. The four are […]
Thượng toạ Thích Không Tánh: Chùa Liên Trì như ‘cá nằm trên thớt’-RFA | 6.9.2016 Vào chiều ngày 5 tháng 9 vừa qua, chùa Liên Trì lại nhận được văn bản “Quyết định về việc cưỡng chế thu hồi đất”. Cưỡng chế lần 2 Đây là lần thứ hai, Uỷ ban Nhân dân phường An Khánh, Quận 2, Tp. Hồ Chí Minh đến chùa Liên Trì để […]
Pháp yêu cầu Việt Nam trả tự do cho 4 nhà bất đồng chính kiến-RFA | 7.9.2016 Pháp yêu cầu Việt Nam trả tự do cho 4 nhà bất đồng chính kiến hiện đang bị giam giữ. Yêu cầu được đưa ra nhân chuyến thăm đầu tiên của tổng thống Francois Hollande đến quốc gia từng là thuộc địa của Pháp trước đây. Một nguồn tin cho biết như […]
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