[The Government’s Reach] The Government Set Up Strict Procedures to Manage All Merit Money Collected from Temples in Vietnam
This organization, established by the Vietnamese government as a Catholic entity, has never received recognition from the Vatican.
Recent incidents across Vietnam highlight significant restrictions and governmental interference in religious practices, raising concerns about the state of religious freedom in the country this month.
Tran Phuong wrote this article in Vietnamese, which was published in Luat Khoa Magazine on May 3, 2020. Lee Nguyen
Tran Phuong wrote this article in Vietnamese, which was published in Luat Khoa Magazine on April 26, 2020. Lee Nguyen
Religious communities were highly active during the French colonial period and the Republic of Vietnam era.
The international community is concerned about threats to religious minorities in Vietnam.
The historical events that the present Vietnamese government seeks to expunge from its collective memory.
In a pivotal move to shed light on the state of religious freedom in Vietnam and identify potential avenues of
Numerous religious groups have discreetly made their way into Vietnam, each of them subject to oppression by the state.
“Systematic, ongoing, and egregious” violations of religious freedom continue.
Authorities pursue increased persecution and dogged eradication of religion.
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