Leaders of many faiths in Vietnam have reprimanded the government for brutally attacking followers of an independent group who protested against the planned destruction of their old temple. Six ...

(New York) – Vietnamese authorities should immediately release the Hoa Hao Buddhist activist Nguyen Van Lia and drop all charges against him, Human Rights Watch said today. His trial is scheduled for ...

Alleged state-linked thugs have intimidated a Vietnamese family who are members of a Buddhist sect that operates outside of government control, says the family's father. Vo Van Buu, an adherent of an ...

As if to celebrate the first anniversary of his coming to power, Premier Ngo Dinh Diem struck three heavy blows last week against the Hoa Hao (pronounced Wha-How), the second of his country’s ...

Protesters belong to a sect that does not follow the official religious body. An Giang provincial authorities ordered the pagoda’s demolition. An elderly abbot is among those attacked. Hanoi (AsiaNews ...

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Commemoration of the birthday of Huynh Prophet of the Hoa Hao Buddhist Church in Vietnam has been blocked by local authorities with checkpoints that make it hard for the faithfuls to attend.