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Việt Nam: A Country Turning Its Journalists Into Prisoners
When a Vietnamese journalist working for the BBC finds themself trapped in their homeland, the image of press freedom in
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Religion
Religion Bulletin, January 2022: The Government Committee For Religious Affairs Has A New Head Who Is Yet Another Police Cadre
The state of religious affairs in the new year: good news, bad news, and the same old controlling ways.
News
Vietnam Sentences Former Independent Journalist To 5 Years In Jail
On March 23, the Hanoi People’s Court held a trial of independent Vietnamese journalist Le Van Dung, who was
Human Rights
Vietnam: Appeals Court Upholds Former Journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan’s 11-Year Sentencing
On February 28, the Ho Chi Minh City Supreme People’s Court held an appeal hearing for former journalist Le
Religion
Religion Bulletin, December 2021: Government Committee For Religious Affairs Wants To Determine Direction Of The Vietnamese Buddhist Church
Noteworthy religious news in the final month of 2021
Religion
Religion Bulletin, November 2021: An Hoa Parish Lodges Complaint As The Land It owned Pre-1975 Is Divided And Sold
The parcel of land, previously a school, is currently on sale for 40 million dong/m2.
News
Pham Doan Trang Awarded The 2022 Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom Award
February 10, 2022 - Vietnamese human rights defender and internationally acclaimed [https://www.thevietnamese.org/2022/01/pham-doan-trang-one-in-three-2022-martin-ennals-laureates/] independent journalist,
Religion
Religion Bulletin, October 2021: Police Continue To Obstruct Falun Gong Practitioners
New religions face increasingly draconian controls.
Religion
Religion Bulletin, September 2021: Hanoi Municipal Committee For Religious Affairs Concerned About New Religions Operating Over Social Media
Vietnamese authorities may face the most complicated wave of new religions ever.
Religion
Religion Bulletin, August 2021: Monks In Soc Trang Province Not Only Have To Practice Their Religion, But Must Also Maintain Security, Order
Religion Bulletin, August 2021: * [The Government’s Reach] [https://www.luatkhoa.org/2021/09/ton-giao-thang-8-2021-su-sai-phat-tu-tinh-soc-trang-khong-chi-tu-ma-con-phai-dam-bao-an-ninh-trat-tu/#0-b%C3%A0n-tay-ch%C3%ADnh-quy%
News
LIV Joins 27 Other NGOs In Issuing A Joint Statement Demanding The Immediate Release Of Pham Doan Trang
OCT 26 2021– Legal Initiatives for Vietnam (LIV) [https://www.liv.ngo/about/], alongside 27 other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) released
Religion
Religion Bulletin, July 2021: Government Discusses Religious Resources In The Realm Of Social Welfare
In other news: monks volunteer to look after the ill, prisoners of conscience at risk of COVID-19 infection.
Press Release
LIV’s Petitions The Aid Of U.S Vice President Kamala Harris In The Release of Pham Doan Trang
Legal Initiatives for Vietnam [https://www.liv.ngo/] (LIV), a non-profit, non-partisan organization that works to build a truly democratic