Politics
Do Party Central Committee Meetings Outweigh National Assembly Sessions?
The National Assembly’s 10th session concluded its agenda on Dec. 11, 2025. [1] As the last session of the
freedom of religion
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religion bulletin
Religion Bulletin - October 2025 Authorities Arrest Central Highlands Christ Believers; International Groups Voice Concern Over Việt Nam’s Re-Election to the UN Human Rights Council
Notable Religious Developments in October 2025 * Authorities Repeatedly Obstruct Worship Activities of the World Mission Society Church of God Believers.
Religion
Geopolitics and Religion in Việt Nam
In 2015, the journal Hérodote published “Géopolitique des religions au Việt Nam. Les voies multipolaires d’une société civile confessionnelle”
Religion
Monk Thích Minh Tuệ and the Boundaries Between Faith and Control
Thích Minh Tuệ, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk born Lê Anh Tú in 1981 in Hà Tĩnh Province, has become a
Vietnam Briefing
Việt Nam Revised Press Law Raises Alarm as Journalists May Be Forced to Reveal Sources to Police
Key Events * Revised Press Law: media outlets required to provide sources of information to the police; * Authorities continue to invoke
religion bulletin
Religion Bulletin - September 2025 Redemptorists Condemn Government Land Grab; Lào Cai Targets Independent Faith Groups
Notable Religious Developments in September 2025 * Redemptorist Order Protests Land Seizure: The Redemptorists publicly objected to government authorities fencing off
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Religion Bulletin - August 2025 Thái Nguyên Authorities Restrict Catholic Worship; United Nations Voices Concern Over Repression of Khmer Krom Buddhism in Việt Nam
Notable religious events in August 2025: * Catholic Community in Thái Nguyên Province Faces Restrictions on Worship; * Authorities in Lào Cai
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Religion Bulletin - July 2025 Authorities Arrest Brother of Thích Minh Tuệ; U.K. Places Vietnam on Religious Freedom Watchlist
Thiện Trường wrote this Religion Bulletin in Vietnamese and published it on August 15, 2025, in Luật Khoa Magazine. Notable
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Religion Bulletin - June 2025 -State Playbook for the Buddhist Sangha: Vietnam’s Buddhist Church Follows Government’s Lead in Restructuring
Thiện Trường wrote this Religion Bulletin in Vietnamese and published it on July 21, 2025, in Luật Khoa Magazine. Key
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Religion Bulletin - March 2025 Government Demolished KonTum Diocese Building; Vietnamese Buddhist Streamlines Its Structure
Key Religious Event: * Authorities continue to harass followers of Pure Hòa Hảo Buddhism. * USCIRF recommends adding Vietnam to the list
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Religion Bulletin - May 2025: Trial Continues for Two Members of Tịnh Thất Bồng Lai; Two Independent Protestant Pastors Sentenced
Trial of Two Tịnh Thất Bồng Lai Members Moves Forward On May 21, 2025, authorities in Long An Province continued
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Religion Bulletin - April 2025 The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Accuses Thích Minh Tuệ Of Being A Fake Monk; Tibetan High Monk Dies In Vietnam
Religious highlights in April 2025: * The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha accuses Thích Minh Tuệ of being a fake monk * Tibetan High
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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