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Key Events * Việt Nam Proposes Abolishing the Death Penalty for Eight Crimes * Việt Nam Moves to Block Telegram, Citing National
Religious highlights in April 2025: * The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha accuses Thích Minh Tuệ of being a fake monk * Tibetan High
Minh Viễn wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on May 2, 2025. The Vietnamese Magazine translated this
In Hồ Chí Minh City—Việt Nam’s most significant labor market, home to nearly five million people of working
Đắk Lắk Arrests Three Followers of the Independent Protestant Church On March 6, 2024, the authorities of Đắk Lắk and
Vĩnh Long Destroys Lecture Hall at Khmer Buddhist Temple According to RFA, on April 1, 2024, the authorities in Vĩnh
Vietnam Continues to Suppress Religious Freedom At the beginning of May 2024, the US Department of State released the 2023
Vietnam Collected 4,100 Billion Dong in Offering Money from the Public to Temples in 2023 On June 26, domestic
Key Events * Vietnamese Lawmakers Debate Constitutional Amendments and Government Restructuring * Vingroup's Bold Rail Proposal: 5-Year Build, 0% Loan,
The July 2024 religious freedom report includes several notable updates: The US reported that 11 Christians in Vietnam have been
Key Events * Vietnamese Activist Trịnh Bá Phương Faces New Charges for Prison Protest with Anti-Communist Slogan * RSF Calls on U.
Surprise Religious Inspections The Ministry of Home Affairs, along with several other ministries, has formed three inspection teams to carry
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