Religion Bulletin – March 2024: Many Protestants and Buddhists Were Arrested and Imprisoned
Đắk Lắk Arrests Three Followers of the Independent Protestant Church On March 6, 2024, the authorities of Đắk Lắk and Bình Phước provinces arrested...
Religion Bulletin – May 2024 Hà Giang Tries To Eliminate The San Sư Khẻ Tọ Religion
Vietnam Continues to Suppress Religious Freedom At the beginning of May 2024, the US Department of State released the 2023 International Religious Freedom Report...
Vietnam’s National Assembly Debates Reforms to Constitution and Local Governance
Key Events Vietnamese Lawmakers Debate Constitutional Amendments and Government Restructuring Vingroup’s Bold Rail Proposal: 5-Year Build, 0% Loan, and Exclusive Real Estate Access Top...
Religion Bulletin – June 2024 Hà Nội Collected the Most Offering Money in 2023; Thích Minh Tuệ Stopped His Pilgrimage
Vietnam Collected 4,100 Billion Dong in Offering Money from the Public to Temples in 2023 On June 26, domestic media reported that the country...
Religion Bulletin – July 2024 Four Northern Provinces Crack Down On Religious Activities
The July 2024 religious freedom report includes several notable updates: The US reported that 11 Christians in Vietnam have been imprisoned, and their whereabouts...
Jailed Land Rights Activist Faces New Charges for Anti-State Notes in Prison
Key Events Vietnamese Activist Trịnh Bá Phương Faces New Charges for Prison Protest with Anti-Communist Slogan RSF Calls on U.S. to Press Vietnam for...
Global Coalition Urges U.S. Secretary of State to Address Vietnam’s Human Rights Abuses
In advance of Vietnam Human Rights Day on May 11, a coalition of international human rights and free expression organizations—including PEN America, Committee to...
Religion Bulletin – August 2024 Venerable Thich Minh Dao Leaves The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha; Authorities Continue To Suppress Falun Gong
Surprise Religious Inspections The Ministry of Home Affairs, along with several other ministries, has formed three inspection teams to carry out sudden checks at...
Religion Bulletin – September 2024: Crackdown On Independent Religions
USCIRF identifies three strategies used by Vietnam to suppress independent religious groups Several local authorities report that they have completely eliminated independent religion. The...