Việt Nam Jails Pastor, Restricts BBC Journalist as Leader Visits the UK
Key Events * Human Rights Advocates Condemn Việt Nam’s Detention of BBC Journalist During Tô Lam’s UK Visit; * Court
In 2015, the journal Hérodote published “Géopolitique des religions au Việt Nam. Les voies multipolaires d’une société civile confessionnelle”
Thích Minh Tuệ, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk born Lê Anh Tú in 1981 in Hà Tĩnh Province, has become a
Notable Religious Developments in September 2025 * Redemptorist Order Protests Land Seizure: The Redemptorists publicly objected to government authorities fencing off
Notable religious events in August 2025: * Catholic Community in Thái Nguyên Province Faces Restrictions on Worship; * Authorities in Lào Cai
Thiện Trường wrote this Religion Bulletin in Vietnamese and published it on August 15, 2025, in Luật Khoa Magazine. Notable
Thiện Trường wrote this Religion Bulletin in Vietnamese and published it on July 21, 2025, in Luật Khoa Magazine. Key
Key Religious Event: * Authorities continue to harass followers of Pure Hòa Hảo Buddhism. * USCIRF recommends adding Vietnam to the list
There was a mass migration of Vietnamese Catholics from the North to the South following the signing of the Geneva Accords on July 20, 1954.
Huệ Nhã wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on April 9, 2025. Following sweeping directives from
Huệ Nhã wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 5, 2025. The Arrest and the
Trial of Two Tịnh Thất Bồng Lai Members Moves Forward On May 21, 2025, authorities in Long An Province continued
Religious highlights in April 2025: * The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha accuses Thích Minh Tuệ of being a fake monk * Tibetan High
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