Catholics Protest Vietnam Sewage Plant On “Church Land”
By Voice of America (VOA) Correspondent Marianne Brown reporting from Hanoi, Vietnam, special to BosNewsLife.
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm has returned to the streets of Vietnam's capital Hanoi after hundreds of people marched through the center in an ongoing dispute between the state and the Catholic Church over the use of land.
NEWS ALERT: Vietnam Catholic Prisoner Suffers “Serious Stroke”
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- A Catholic priest who is serving a long prison term in Vietnam on charges that Christians link to his fight for religious freedom and democracy has suffered another "serious stroke," his supporters told BosNewsLife late Thursday, November 19.
Christian Hmong Tribesmen Detained Amid Questions Over Massacre
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Eight ethnic Hmong tribesmen remained in prison Thursday, May 3, after a court in northwestern Vietnam sent them to 30 months imprisonment for what the government called "disturbing social order and inciting separatist unrest last year."
Vietnam House Churches Report Police Crackdown
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Vietnam anticipated more raids on house churches Saturday, August 8, after a police crackdown on several congregations in recent weeks.
Vietnam ‘Destroys’ Churches of Hmong Christians
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Vietnamese security forces have destroyed two churches of minority Hmong Christians in northwestern Vietnam and threaten to tear down a third, a Christian news agency said Wednesday June 27.
Vietnam Security Forces Crack Down On Christmas Celebrations (UPDATE)
(ADDS REPORTS OF VIOLENCE IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS)
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Christians of house churches and other non-recognized groups prepared Friday, December 24, for a tense Christmas, after security forces halted Christmas celebrations and detained believers in several areas of Vietnam, Vietnamese Christians and rights investigators said.
Dozens Injured In Vietnam’s ‘Bloodiest Religious Crackdown’ In Recent Years
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- Concerns remained Thursday, September 12, over dozens of Christians who were injured in what has now been called "one of the bloodiest religious crackdowns" in recent years in Vietnam.
Australian Evangelist Trip To Vietnam Sparks Debate On Faith
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- A five-day tour by Australian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic in Vietnam has sparked discussion about faith among Vietnamese youth and could pressure the government to rethink the state’s tight control of religious activities, rights activists said in comments seen by BosNewsLife Monday, June 17.
Vietnam Police Accused Of Killing Hmong Christian
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
HANOI, VIETNAM (BosNewsLife)-- The family of a Vietnamese Hmong Christian believe he was killed while in police custody
because of defending his church and standing up against "corrupt local officials", rights activists said Tuesday, June 11. The statement came after police claimed their investigation showed that the death of Hoang Van Ngai on March 17 was caused by “suicide by self-electrocution.