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The state of religious affairs in the new year: good news, bad news, and the same old controlling ways.
Noteworthy religious news in the final month of 2021
The parcel of land, previously a school, is currently on sale for 40 million dong/m2.
New religions face increasingly draconian controls.
Vietnamese authorities may face the most complicated wave of new religions ever.
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%
In other news: monks volunteer to look after the ill, prisoners of conscience at risk of COVID-19 infection.
Photo: Vietnamese Buddhists (left), Financial Times. Photo processing: Luat Khoa.[Religion 360*] Buddhists, Vietnamese Buddhist Church oppose Ministry of Finance’
The pandemic has increasingly obstructed the activities of minority religious organizations.
The Vietnamese government is found to have systematically violated freedom of religion. Illustration: Luat Khoa[Religion 360*] United States Commission
[Religion Flashpoints] Map and data source: Phu Yen Province People’s Committee Phu Yen police: “Where are the papers certifying
A police colonel takes charge of religion as the German Parliament takes note of Vietnam. The German Parliament expects to
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