February 4, 2017
Vietnamese Activist Charged With ‘Abusing Democratic Freedoms’
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2017 A Vietnamese activist known for filming protests against a polluting steel plant has been charged with “abusing democratic freedoms,” RFA’s Vietnamese Service has learned. Nguyen Van Hoa, 22, was arrested by police on Jan. 11 as Vietnamese authorities picked up several activists in advance of the Tet holiday, but […]
February 4, 2017
Religious freedom in Vietnam advances slowly
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
A new Vietnamese law on belief and religion, ratified in November 2016, will come into force in January 2018. Local bishops hope it will allow all Christian groups to obtain legal status. La Croix, February 3, 2017 In the reception room of the My Tho bishops’ palace, Pierre Nguyen Van Kham, Bishop of this diocese […]