Council Approves Church Zoning Status
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Report: Missionaries ‘Cover Turkey Like a Spider’s Web’
June 22 Intelligence agencies within the Turkish state have concluded in a new report that Christian …
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Conference ‘Researches’ Missionary Activity
June 7 In step with months of intense media focus on missionary activities in Turkey, the …
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Protestants Seek Legal Status
Besiktas Protestant Church June 7 On Istanbul’s official municipality site map, the Besiktas …
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Protestants Face Wave of Attacks
Swastika painted on pastor’s doorMay 19 A Protestant pastor in the Turkish industrial city of Izmit …
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Council Approves Church Zoning Status
November 18 A committee acting under the Turkish Ministry of Culture has approved legal zoning of …
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Council Approves Church Zoning Status
Pastor Ahmet GuvenerNovember 18 After three years of repeated stonewalling, a Diyarbakir committee …
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Deranged Turk Attacks Diyarbakir Church
Burned room at Diyarbakir churchAugust 9 An apparently deranged young Turk barricaded himself inside …
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Injured Turkish Christian Contacts Fellow Believers
Yakup Cindilli at court in JanuaryAugust 18 Nine months after he was beaten into a coma by …
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Injured Turkish Christian Contacts Fellow Believers
August 18 Nine months after he was beaten into a prolonged coma by ultra-nationalists opposed to his …
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Deranged Turk Attacks Diyarbakir Church
August 9 An apparently deranged young Turk barricaded himself inside the Diyarbakir Evangelical …
Vietnam
| Vietnamese Officials Destroy Two New Church Buildings | Published in 2012 |
LOS ANGELES, June 27 (World Watch Monitor) — Vietnameseofficials in Muong Cha district, Dien Bien Province, destroyed two new
church buildings of ethnic minority Hmong Christians this month and
threatened to tear down a third. The Ho He Church, erected in April
by the unregistered ….
| Christians Injured in Attack Denied Medical Care | Published in 2011 |
HANOI, Vietnam, November 22 (World Watch Monitor) — ThreeChristians seriously injured during a savage attack near Hanoi on Nov.
13 have been evacuated to an undisclosed hospital in Ho Chi Minh City
after several hospitals in the region refused to examine and treat them.
The attack on a church ….
| House Church Leaders Attacked near Hanoi, Vietnam | Published in 2011 |
HANOI, Vietnam, November 16 (World Watch Monitor) — Agang of men attacked leaders of a Baptist house church network near
Hanoi on Sunday (Nov. 13), leaving one pastor unconscious and seriously
injuring several others, including women and teenage children. Leaders
of the Agape Baptist Church were ….
| Police-Sponsored Thugs Attack Church in Central Vietnam | Published in 2011 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, November 3 (World Watch Monitor) — Thugssaid to be doing the bidding of local authorities attacked a pastor and
his family with iron bars and wooden clubs in central Vietnam on Oct.
23, seriously injuring the heads and arms of the church leader’s father
and other relatives, sources ….
| Vietnam Tries to Portray Cult Gathering as Christian | Published in 2011 |
HANOI, Vietnam, May 6 (World Watch Monitor) — Thegovernment tried to portray several thousand Hmong followers of a
sub-Christian messianic cult as orthodox Christians while the military
forcibly disbanded their gathering yesterday and today. The cult
members recruited from orthodox Christian ….
| Vietnamese Authorities in Hanoi Thwart Easter Celebrations | Published in 2011 |
HANOI, Vietnam, April 18 (World Watch Monitor) — Authoritiesin Vietnam prevented much-anticipated public Easter celebrations in
Hanoi planned for Friday and Saturday (April 15-16) after giving a
verbal promise to organizers that the events would proceed. An
interchurch organizing committee had ….
| Unprecedented Appearance of Foreign Evangelist | Published in 2011 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 11 (World Watch Monitor) — Thefirst appearance by a U.S.-based evangelist preaching at a major event
since the 1975 communist victory in Vietnam helped the country’s
Protestants to celebrate their centennial last weekend after government
officials gave last-minute approval. ….
| Vietnam Grants Last-Minute Permit for Christmas Event | Published in 2010 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, December 29 (World Watch Monitor) — Grantedpermission only five hours before a scheduled Christmas event, house
church leaders turned an empty field into a rudimentary stadium and
welcomed some 20,000 people for a time of worship and evangelism on
Sunday (Dec. 26) in Vietnam’s ….
| Authorities Move to Stop Protestant Christmas Events | Published in 2010 |
HANOI, Vietnam, December 20 (World Watch Monitor) — Inwhat appeared to be part of a central government crackdown on
Protestant Christianity in Vietnam, hundreds of Christians from 10
northern provinces were locked out of a Christmas celebration that was
supposed to take place here yesterday. The ….
| Vietnamese Authorities Demolish Home, Church Headquarters | Published in 2010 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, December 17 (World Watch Monitor) — Anestimated 500 soldiers and police here cordoned off the church
headquarters and home of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang on Tuesday (Dec.
14), and then heavy equipment operators quickly demolished the two-story
building, sources said. Mennonite ….
| Two Evangelists in Vietnam Sentenced to Prison | Published in 2010 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, November 30 (World Watch Monitor) — TwoChristian evangelists, Ksor Y Du, 47, and Kpa Y Co, 30, were sentenced
this month to six and four years in prison respectively for “undermining
national unity.” Ksor and Kpa, of the Vietnam Good News Mission
(VGNM) church, received the ….
| Government-Incited Gang Attacks House Church | Published in 2010 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, July 23 (World Watch Monitor) — Agang of youths on Sunday (July 18) attacked a house church as the
congregation worshiped in Xi Thoai village in Phu Yen Province on
Vietnam’s south central coast, Christian sources said. The local
youths smashed the walls of the home and ….
| Vietnamese Christian, Family, Forced into Hiding | Published in 2010 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, April 1 (World Watch Monitor) — Sufferingsevere abuse from villagers and local Vietnamese officials, Hmong
Christian Sung Cua Po fled into the forest with his family on March 19.
An expulsion order had been issued to his family, an area Christian
leader said. Since ….
| Vietnam’s Temporary Release of Priest Goes against Trend | Published in 2010 |
DUBLIN, March 30 (World Watch Monitor) — Vietnameseofficials have in recent months tightened control over those they
regard as dissidents, and the temporary release of Catholic priest
Thadeus Nguyen van Ly on March 15 was a rare exception, according to
Amnesty International (AI). ….
| Pro-Democracy Advocate Released from Prison | Published in 2010 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, March 30 (World Watch Monitor) — AProtestant prisoner of conscience who had called for democratic
freedoms in Vietnam was released earlier this month after serving a
three-year sentence for “propagandizing to destroy the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam.” Attorney Le Thi Cong Nhan’s ….
| Forced Recantations of Faith Continue | Published in 2010 |
HANOI, Vietnam, January 18 (World Watch Monitor) — AVietnamese man violently forced to recant his fledgling Christian faith
faces pressure from authorities and clansmen to prove his return to
traditional Hmong belief by sacrificing to ancestors next month.
Sung Cua Po, who embraced ….
| Christians in Vietnam Hold Another Historic Celebration | Published in 2009 |
HANOI, December 21 (World Watch Monitor) — Forthe second time in 10 days, Protestant history was made in Vietnam
yesterday when 12,000 people gathered for a Christmas rally here. The
event, which took place in the large square in front of the entrance to
My Dinh National Stadium in the ….
| Unprecedented Christmas Gathering Held | Published in 2009 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, December 14 (World Watch Monitor) — OnFriday evening (Dec. 11), history was made in communist Vietnam.
Christian sources reported that some 40,000 people gathered in a hastily
constructed venue in Ho Chi Minh City to worship God, celebrate
Christmas, and hear a gospel message – an ….
| Church Registration Inches Along | Published in 2009 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, October 23 (World Watch Monitor) — TheAssemblies of God (AoG) in Vietnam on Monday (Oct. 19) received an
“operating license,” which the government described as “the first step .
. . before becoming officially legal.” This operating license
gives permission for all of the ….
| Authorities Raid, Threaten House Churches | Published in 2009 |
August 7 (World Watch Monitor) — HANOI,
Aug. 6 (Compass Direct News) – Local authorities in Vietnam have balked
at registering house churches, contributing to a recent uptick in
sometimes violent harassment of congregations. Four police officers and
two government officials broke ….
Aug. 6 (Compass Direct News) – Local authorities in Vietnam have balked
at registering house churches, contributing to a recent uptick in
sometimes violent harassment of congregations. Four police officers and
two government officials broke ….
| Authorities Raid, Threaten House Churches | Published in 2009 |
HANOI, August 6 (World Watch Monitor) — Localauthorities in Vietnam have balked at registering house churches,
contributing to a recent uptick in sometimes violent harassment of
congregations. Four police officers and two government officials broke
up the Sunday morning worship service ….
| Police in Vietnam Attack House Church, Jail Leaders | Published in 2009 |
HANOI, June 18 (World Watch Monitor) — Police
invaded the Sunday service of the Agape Baptist congregation in
Vietnam’s Hung Yen Province on June 7 and beat worshippers, including
women, and arrested a pastor and an elder. Christian sources said
police put the two church leaders ….
invaded the Sunday service of the Agape Baptist congregation in
Vietnam’s Hung Yen Province on June 7 and beat worshippers, including
women, and arrested a pastor and an elder. Christian sources said
police put the two church leaders ….
| Police Attack House Church, Jail Leaders | Published in 2009 |
June 18 (World Watch Monitor) — HANOI,
June 18 (Compass Direct News) – Police invaded the Sunday service of
the Agape Baptist congregation in Vietnam’s Hung Yen Province on June 7
and beat worshippers, including women, and arrested a pastor and an
elder. Christian sources said ….
June 18 (Compass Direct News) – Police invaded the Sunday service of
the Agape Baptist congregation in Vietnam’s Hung Yen Province on June 7
and beat worshippers, including women, and arrested a pastor and an
elder. Christian sources said ….
| Alleged Murderer of Christian in Vietnam Strikes Again | Published in 2009 |
LOS ANGELES, May 11 (World Watch Monitor) — A
Hmong man in Vietnam’s Northwest Mountainous Region who murdered his
mother in February because she had become a Christian has assaulted
another Christian, leaving him critically wounded, according to area
Christian sources. Lao Lia Po on ….
Hmong man in Vietnam’s Northwest Mountainous Region who murdered his
mother in February because she had become a Christian has assaulted
another Christian, leaving him critically wounded, according to area
Christian sources. Lao Lia Po on ….
| Alleged Murderer of Christian Strikes Again | Published in 2009 |
May 11 (World Watch Monitor) — LOS
ANGELES, May 11 (Compass Direct News) – A Hmong man in Vietnam’s
Northwest Mountainous Region who murdered his mother in February because
she had become a Christian has assaulted another Christian, leaving him
critically wounded, according to ….
ANGELES, May 11 (Compass Direct News) – A Hmong man in Vietnam’s
Northwest Mountainous Region who murdered his mother in February because
she had become a Christian has assaulted another Christian, leaving him
critically wounded, according to ….
| Massive Christian Celebration Allowed | Published in 2009 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, April 23 (World Watch Monitor) — In
what religious freedom advocates regarded as a breakthrough in Vietnam,
authorities granted rare permission to unregistered house church groups
to hold a large, public Easter-related service here last night. More
than 15,000 people gathered at ….
what religious freedom advocates regarded as a breakthrough in Vietnam,
authorities granted rare permission to unregistered house church groups
to hold a large, public Easter-related service here last night. More
than 15,000 people gathered at ….
| Massive Christian Celebration Allowed | Published in 2009 |
April 23 (World Watch Monitor) — HO
CHI MINH CITY, April 22 (Compass Direct News) – In what religious
freedom advocates regarded as a breakthrough in Vietnam, authorities
granted rare permission to unregistered house church groups to hold a
large, public Easter-related service here ….
CHI MINH CITY, April 22 (Compass Direct News) – In what religious
freedom advocates regarded as a breakthrough in Vietnam, authorities
granted rare permission to unregistered house church groups to hold a
large, public Easter-related service here ….
| Historic Church Building Demolished | Published in 2009 |
April 10 (World Watch Monitor) — HO
CHI MINH CITY, April 9 (Compass Direct News) – Just hours after the
prime minister’s office assured denominational leaders that there were
no plans to destroy their Protestant church building, authorities in
Banmethuot last month demolished the ….
CHI MINH CITY, April 9 (Compass Direct News) – Just hours after the
prime minister’s office assured denominational leaders that there were
no plans to destroy their Protestant church building, authorities in
Banmethuot last month demolished the ….
| Historic Church Building Demolished | Published in 2009 |
HO CHI MINH CITY, April 9 (World Watch Monitor) — Just
hours after the prime minister’s office assured denominational leaders
that there were no plans to destroy their Protestant church building,
authorities in Banmethuot last month demolished the historic structure
in the Central Highlands city. ….
hours after the prime minister’s office assured denominational leaders
that there were no plans to destroy their Protestant church building,
authorities in Banmethuot last month demolished the historic structure
in the Central Highlands city. ….
| Authorities Destroy New Church Building | Published in 2008 |
December 17 (World Watch Monitor) — HO
CHI MINH CITY, December 17 (Compass Direct News) – Local government
officials in Dak Lak Province this morning made good on their threat to
destroy a new wooden church building erected in September by Hmong
Christians in Cu Hat village. At 7 a.m. ….
CHI MINH CITY, December 17 (Compass Direct News) – Local government
officials in Dak Lak Province this morning made good on their threat to
destroy a new wooden church building erected in September by Hmong
Christians in Cu Hat village. At 7 a.m. ….
| Authorities Pressure New Christians to Recant | Published in 2008 |
November 21 (World Watch Monitor) — HO
CHI MINH CITY, November 21 (Compass Direct News) – In violation of
Vietnam’s new religion policy, authorities in Lao Cai Province in
Vietnam’s far north are pressuring new Christians among the Hmong
minority to recant their faith and to ….
CHI MINH CITY, November 21 (Compass Direct News) – In violation of
Vietnam’s new religion policy, authorities in Lao Cai Province in
Vietnam’s far north are pressuring new Christians among the Hmong
minority to recant their faith and to ….
| Attack on Catholic Chapel Shows Authorities’ Fear of Religion | Published in 2008 |
November 20 (World Watch Monitor) — LOS
ANGELES, November 20 (Compass Direct News) – At a chapel on the
remaining patch of Thai Ha Redemptorist property in Hanoi that the
Vietnamese government had yet to confiscate, at 10 p.m. on Saturday
night (Nov. 15) an official came to summon the ….
ANGELES, November 20 (Compass Direct News) – At a chapel on the
remaining patch of Thai Ha Redemptorist property in Hanoi that the
Vietnamese government had yet to confiscate, at 10 p.m. on Saturday
night (Nov. 15) an official came to summon the ….
| Authorities Bulldoze Historic Building in Land Dispute | Published in 2008 |
September 27 (World Watch Monitor) — HANOI,
September 26 (Compass Direct News) – Authorities in Hanoi have
responded to months of Catholic prayer vigils and demonstrations over
disputed land by destroying the one-time residence of the papal nuncio
in central Hanoi. In suddenly ….
September 26 (Compass Direct News) – Authorities in Hanoi have
responded to months of Catholic prayer vigils and demonstrations over
disputed land by destroying the one-time residence of the papal nuncio
in central Hanoi. In suddenly ….
| Officials Confiscate Home of Evangelist | Published in 2008 |
May 16 (World Watch Monitor) — HANOI,
May 16 (Compass Direct News) – Local officials in Lao Cai province have
confiscated the land and home of a former opium addict because of his
phenomenal success as an evangelist, local Christian sources said. Sua
Yinh Siong of Lau Chai ….
May 16 (Compass Direct News) – Local officials in Lao Cai province have
confiscated the land and home of a former opium addict because of his
phenomenal success as an evangelist, local Christian sources said. Sua
Yinh Siong of Lau Chai ….
| Church Laments State Discrimination, Interference | Published in 2008 |
April 21 (World Watch Monitor) — HO
CHI MINH CITY, April 21 (Compass Direct News) – An unprecedented prayer
appeal by the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) indicates that the
government has stonewalled quiet, persistent attempts to obtain redress
on confiscated church ….
CHI MINH CITY, April 21 (Compass Direct News) – An unprecedented prayer
appeal by the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) indicates that the
government has stonewalled quiet, persistent attempts to obtain redress
on confiscated church ….
| Pastor Visits Jailed Christian Lawyers | Published in 2008 |
February 12 (World Watch Monitor) — HO
CHI MINH CITY, February 11 (Compass Direct News) – Imprisoned Christian
lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, their sentences reduced by
one year due to international pressure, received a rarely granted visit
from non-family members when ….
CHI MINH CITY, February 11 (Compass Direct News) – Imprisoned Christian
lawyers Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, their sentences reduced by
one year due to international pressure, received a rarely granted visit
from non-family members when ….
| School Denies Entry to Christian Boy | Published in 2007 |
August 13 (World Watch Monitor) — LOS
ANGELES, August 13 (Compass Direct News) – A school in central Vietnam
has denied entry to a fifth-grade boy because he is Christian, according
to a letter from an elementary school principal to the ethnic minority
child’s parents. Tran Van Ha, ….
ANGELES, August 13 (Compass Direct News) – A school in central Vietnam
has denied entry to a fifth-grade boy because he is Christian, according
to a letter from an elementary school principal to the ethnic minority
child’s parents. Tran Van Ha, ….
| Ethnic Christian Dies from Torture Injuries | Published in 2007 |
June 26 (World Watch Monitor) — HO
CHI MINH CITY, June 26 (Compass Direct News) – A young Hroi ethnic
minority man who refused to recant his Christian faith died from
injuries received while under official interrogation, Compass confirmed
as Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet ….
CHI MINH CITY, June 26 (Compass Direct News) – A young Hroi ethnic
minority man who refused to recant his Christian faith died from
injuries received while under official interrogation, Compass confirmed
as Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet ….
| Christian Lawyers Sentenced for ‘Defaming’ Country | Published in 2007 |
May 16 (World Watch Monitor) — LOS
ANGELES, May 16 (Compass Direct News) – After a trial of only four
hours last Friday (May 11), a Vietnamese court convicted Christian
attorneys Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan of “propagandizing against
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” and ….
ANGELES, May 16 (Compass Direct News) – After a trial of only four
hours last Friday (May 11), a Vietnamese court convicted Christian
attorneys Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan of “propagandizing against
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” and ….
| Due Process Violated in Trial for Christian Attorneys | Published in 2007 |
April 23 (World Watch Monitor) — HO
CHI MINH CITY, April 23 (Compass Direct News) – Christian attorneys
Nguyen Van Dai and Le thi Cong Nhan are scheduled to be tried on May 11
in a case that appears to have fallen short even of Vietnam’s limited
requirements for due process. As of ….
CHI MINH CITY, April 23 (Compass Direct News) – Christian attorneys
Nguyen Van Dai and Le thi Cong Nhan are scheduled to be tried on May 11
in a case that appears to have fallen short even of Vietnam’s limited
requirements for due process. As of ….
| Christian Lawyers Could Get Harsh Sentences | Published in 2007 |
April 18 (World Watch Monitor) — Nguyen
Van DaiHO CHI MINH CITY, April 18 (Compass Direct News) – Following the
March 29 sentencing of Father Nguyen Van Ly to eight years in prison
for distributing “material harmful to the state,” two Protestant lawyers
charged with the same ….
Van DaiHO CHI MINH CITY, April 18 (Compass Direct News) – Following the
March 29 sentencing of Father Nguyen Van Ly to eight years in prison
for distributing “material harmful to the state,” two Protestant lawyers
charged with the same ….
| Authorities Arrest Human Rights Attorneys, Dissident Priest | Published in 2007 |
March 9 (World Watch Monitor) — LOS
ANGELES, March 9 (Compass Direct News) – The arrest in Hanoi on Tuesday
(March 6) of human rights defender Nguyen Van Dai, an elder in his
Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, along with the arrest last
month of former prisoner of ….
ANGELES, March 9 (Compass Direct News) – The arrest in Hanoi on Tuesday
(March 6) of human rights defender Nguyen Van Dai, an elder in his
Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, along with the arrest last
month of former prisoner of ….
| Police Detain Members of Pastor’s Family | Published in 2007 |
January 9 (World Watch Monitor) — January
9 (Compass Direct News) – Police burst into the Vietnam Mennonite
church and residence of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang here at 8:20 this
morning, broke up a prayer meeting and arrested 17 people, including his
son and elderly mother-in-law. ….
9 (Compass Direct News) – Police burst into the Vietnam Mennonite
church and residence of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang here at 8:20 this
morning, broke up a prayer meeting and arrested 17 people, including his
son and elderly mother-in-law. ….
| Churches Learn of Registrations Indirectly | Published in 2006 |
October 31 (World Watch Monitor) — October
31 (Compass Direct News) – Vietnamese authorities advised the U.S.
Embassy in Hanoi that 18 Vietnamese churches had been registered while
not informing the churches themselves. Observers believe this is an
indication that the country has ….
31 (Compass Direct News) – Vietnamese authorities advised the U.S.
Embassy in Hanoi that 18 Vietnamese churches had been registered while
not informing the churches themselves. Observers believe this is an
indication that the country has ….
| U.S. Official’s Remarks Surprise Church Leaders | Published in 2006 |
September 18 (World Watch Monitor) — September
18 (Compass Direct News) – Church leaders in Vietnam expressed surprise
at U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John
Hanford’s statement at a briefing on Friday (September 15) that “Vietnam
has turned the corner and ….
18 (Compass Direct News) – Church leaders in Vietnam expressed surprise
at U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John
Hanford’s statement at a briefing on Friday (September 15) that “Vietnam
has turned the corner and ….
| Officials Resort to Force in Civil Dispute | Published in 2006 |
May 25 (World Watch Monitor) — Police
attacking construction workerMay 25 (Compass Direct) – An estimated 50
police and other security forces and officials from Binh Khanh Ward in
District 2 converged on the Mennonite church, office and residence of
the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang on ….
attacking construction workerMay 25 (Compass Direct) – An estimated 50
police and other security forces and officials from Binh Khanh Ward in
District 2 converged on the Mennonite church, office and residence of
the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang on ….
| Property of Hre Christians Burned Down | Published in 2006 |
April 3 (World Watch Monitor) — April
3 (Compass Direct) – Less than a year after believers in Vietnam’s
central Quang Ngai province saw some of their dwellings destroyed, a mob
burned down five homes of other Hre minority Christians in the
legally-recognized Evangelical Church of ….
3 (Compass Direct) – Less than a year after believers in Vietnam’s
central Quang Ngai province saw some of their dwellings destroyed, a mob
burned down five homes of other Hre minority Christians in the
legally-recognized Evangelical Church of ….
| Three Church Groups Legalized in City | Published in 2006 |
March 13 (World Watch Monitor) — March
13 (Compass) – Authorities have granted longstanding requests of three
church organizations to legally function in Ho Chi Minh City, sources
told Compass. The Ho Chi Minh City Bureau of Religious Affairs last week
granted a request for ….
13 (Compass) – Authorities have granted longstanding requests of three
church organizations to legally function in Ho Chi Minh City, sources
told Compass. The Ho Chi Minh City Bureau of Religious Affairs last week
granted a request for ….
| Last of Mennonite Six Released from Prison | Published in 2006 |
March 3 (World Watch Monitor) — Pham
Ngoc Thach (right) upon releaseMarch 3 (Compass) – Pham Ngoc Thach, a
Vietnamese evangelist imprisoned for “resisting an officer doing his
duty,” was released today after completing a two-year sentence at Z30A
Prison in Xuan Loc, Dong Nai ….
Ngoc Thach (right) upon releaseMarch 3 (Compass) – Pham Ngoc Thach, a
Vietnamese evangelist imprisoned for “resisting an officer doing his
duty,” was released today after completing a two-year sentence at Z30A
Prison in Xuan Loc, Dong Nai ….
| Churches Boldly Standing Up to Abuses | Published in 2005 |
November 17 (World Watch Monitor) — November
17 (Compass) – For years Vietnamese church leaders have filed
complaints of religious liberty abuses to government officials and have
almost never received replies. But in an unprecedented shift, pastors
are now petitioning authorities more ….
17 (Compass) – For years Vietnamese church leaders have filed
complaints of religious liberty abuses to government officials and have
almost never received replies. But in an unprecedented shift, pastors
are now petitioning authorities more ….
| Vietnamese Pastor Freed from Mental Hospital | Published in 2005 |
September 19 (World Watch Monitor) — Rev.
Than Van Truong September 19 (Compass) — Committed to a Vietnamese
mental hospital for nearly a year after being diagnosed as “delusional”
for believing in God, the Rev. Than Van Truong was released to his
family on Saturday, September 17. ….
Than Van Truong September 19 (Compass) — Committed to a Vietnamese
mental hospital for nearly a year after being diagnosed as “delusional”
for believing in God, the Rev. Than Van Truong was released to his
family on Saturday, September 17. ….
| Authorities Burn Down Christians’ Homes | Published in 2005 |
September 16 (World Watch Monitor) — September
16 (Compass) — Authorities in the Son Ha District of Quang Ngai
Province incited a mob to burn down the home of evangelist Dinh Van
Hoang on August 21 because he would not sign a paper denying his
Christian faith. Local public security ….
16 (Compass) — Authorities in the Son Ha District of Quang Ngai
Province incited a mob to burn down the home of evangelist Dinh Van
Hoang on August 21 because he would not sign a paper denying his
Christian faith. Local public security ….
| Mennonite Pastor Released from Prison as Part of National Day | Published in 2005 |
August 31 (World Watch Monitor) — The
Rev. Nguyen Hong QuangAugust 31 (Compass) — The Rev. Nguyen Hong
Quang, a Mennonite pastor here convicted of an offense he denied having
committed, walked out of prison on August 30 as part of Vietnam’s
National Day amnesty. Since his arrest on ….
Rev. Nguyen Hong QuangAugust 31 (Compass) — The Rev. Nguyen Hong
Quang, a Mennonite pastor here convicted of an offense he denied having
committed, walked out of prison on August 30 as part of Vietnam’s
National Day amnesty. Since his arrest on ….
| City Officials Shut Down International Church | Published in 2005 |
August 30 (World Watch Monitor) — August
30 (Compass) — Local authorities shut down a 500-member, international
church here on Saturday, August 27. The church had sought a permit to
meet since its inception eight years ago. Eric Dooley, pastor of the
interdenominational New Life ….
30 (Compass) — Local authorities shut down a 500-member, international
church here on Saturday, August 27. The church had sought a permit to
meet since its inception eight years ago. Eric Dooley, pastor of the
interdenominational New Life ….
| Authorities Offer Pastor Freedom for Confession | Published in 2005 |
August 15 (World Watch Monitor) — Rev.
Nguyen Hong Quang August 15 (Compass) — The Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang was
working at a labor camp machine used to extract cashew nuts on August 9
when he was approached by high prison officials. They told him he would
be moved immediately to ….
Nguyen Hong Quang August 15 (Compass) — The Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang was
working at a labor camp machine used to extract cashew nuts on August 9
when he was approached by high prison officials. They told him he would
be moved immediately to ….
| Authorities Twice Raid Mennonite Center | Published in 2005 |
July 25 (World Watch Monitor) — July
25 (Compass) — While believers met for prayer in the District 2
Mennonite center Sunday evening — just five days after authorities
demolished half of the building — officials forced their way in to
disband the meeting. In spite of the ….
25 (Compass) — While believers met for prayer in the District 2
Mennonite center Sunday evening — just five days after authorities
demolished half of the building — officials forced their way in to
disband the meeting. In spite of the ….
| Government Razes Portion of Mennonite Church | Published in 2005 |
July 20 (World Watch Monitor) — Vietnam
Church Center after the destructionJuly 20 (Compass) — On Tuesday
morning, July 19, about 200 officials cordoned off the Vietnam Mennonite
Church center in this city’s District 2 and sent in a large work force
that tore down the rear 8.8 ….
Church Center after the destructionJuly 20 (Compass) — On Tuesday
morning, July 19, about 200 officials cordoned off the Vietnam Mennonite
Church center in this city’s District 2 and sent in a large work force
that tore down the rear 8.8 ….
| Church Leaders Submit Testimony in Washington, D.C. | Published in 2005 |
June 21 (World Watch Monitor) — June
21 (Compass) — Three Vietnamese house church leaders submitted written
testimony to the International Relations Committee of the House of
Representatives in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 20, the first
working day of Vietnam Prime Minister ….
21 (Compass) — Three Vietnamese house church leaders submitted written
testimony to the International Relations Committee of the House of
Representatives in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 20, the first
working day of Vietnam Prime Minister ….
| U.S. and Vietnam Reach Agreement on Religious Rights | Published in 2005 |
May 11 (World Watch Monitor) — May
11 (Compass) — On May 5, John Hanford, U.S. Ambassador for
International Religious Freedom, announced an agreement with the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam regarding issues of religious liberty. The
details of the agreement, outlined privately in ….
11 (Compass) — On May 5, John Hanford, U.S. Ambassador for
International Religious Freedom, announced an agreement with the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam regarding issues of religious liberty. The
details of the agreement, outlined privately in ….
| Officials Break up Mennonite Meeting, Arrest Christians | Published in 2005 |
May 3 (World Watch Monitor) — Ms.
Lien after hours of detentionMay 3 (Compass) — After just two days of
freedom, Vietnamese prisoner-of-conscience Ms. Le Thi Hong Lien was
arrested for attending a Bible study with other Christian believers. On
the evening of Sunday, May 1, a ….
Lien after hours of detentionMay 3 (Compass) — After just two days of
freedom, Vietnamese prisoner-of-conscience Ms. Le Thi Hong Lien was
arrested for attending a Bible study with other Christian believers. On
the evening of Sunday, May 1, a ….
| Le Thi Hong Lien Released | Published in 2005 |
April 29 (World Watch Monitor) — Ms.
Lien received prayer after her releaseApril 29 (Compass) — Vietnamese
authorities released 22-year-old* children’s Bible teacher Le Thi Hong
Lien from Bien Hoa Mental Hospital yesterday morning. Ms. Lien’s
unexpected release came two months ….
Lien received prayer after her releaseApril 29 (Compass) — Vietnamese
authorities released 22-year-old* children’s Bible teacher Le Thi Hong
Lien from Bien Hoa Mental Hospital yesterday morning. Ms. Lien’s
unexpected release came two months ….
| Le Thi Hong Lien to Be Freed Early | Published in 2005 |
April 26 (World Watch Monitor) — Le
Thi Hong Lien April 26 (Compass) — Vietnam has promised to release
Mennonite church worker Le Thi Hong Lien on April 30, two months short
of completing her one-year sentence on charges of opposing an officer
performing official duties. A report ….
Thi Hong Lien April 26 (Compass) — Vietnam has promised to release
Mennonite church worker Le Thi Hong Lien on April 30, two months short
of completing her one-year sentence on charges of opposing an officer
performing official duties. A report ….
| Court Denies Mennonite Pastors’ Appeal | Published in 2005 |
April 13 (World Watch Monitor) — April
13 (Compass) — Presiding Judge Nguyen Xuan Phat upheld the three-year
sentence of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang and the two-year sentence of
Evangelist Pham Ngoc Thach at an appeal court hearing on April 12.
Co-defendants Quang and Thach were ….
13 (Compass) — Presiding Judge Nguyen Xuan Phat upheld the three-year
sentence of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang and the two-year sentence of
Evangelist Pham Ngoc Thach at an appeal court hearing on April 12.
Co-defendants Quang and Thach were ….
| Appeal for Mennonite Pastors Rescheduled | Published in 2005 |
April 4 (World Watch Monitor) — April
4 (Compass) — Lawyers acting on behalf of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang
informed his wife last week that his appeal before the People’s Supreme
Court of Vietnam has been rescheduled for April 12. The appeal, which
was filed also on behalf of ….
4 (Compass) — Lawyers acting on behalf of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang
informed his wife last week that his appeal before the People’s Supreme
Court of Vietnam has been rescheduled for April 12. The appeal, which
was filed also on behalf of ….
| Protestants Puzzle over ‘Special Instructions’ | Published in 2005 |
March 10 (World Watch Monitor) — March
10 (Compass) — Police raided the Ho Chi Minh City headquarters of the
Mennonite Church of Vietnam on February 27. Of the 23 present, 19
worshippers were arrested, taken to the ward police station and
questioned until the early hours of the ….
10 (Compass) — Police raided the Ho Chi Minh City headquarters of the
Mennonite Church of Vietnam on February 27. Of the 23 present, 19
worshippers were arrested, taken to the ward police station and
questioned until the early hours of the ….
| Imprisoned Mennonites Appeal to People’s Supreme Court | Published in 2005 |
January 13 (World Watch Monitor) — Rev.
Nguyen Hong Quang January 13 (Compass) — Sources in Vietnam have
informed Compass that the People’s Supreme Court in Ho Chi Minh City
will hear the appeals of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang and evangelist Pham
Ngoc Thach on February 2. This ….
Nguyen Hong Quang January 13 (Compass) — Sources in Vietnam have
informed Compass that the People’s Supreme Court in Ho Chi Minh City
will hear the appeals of the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang and evangelist Pham
Ngoc Thach on February 2. This ….
| Imprisoned Christian Hospitalized for ‘Mental Disease’ | Published in 2004 |
November 18 (World Watch Monitor) — November
18 (Compass) — Le Thi Hong Lien, the sole woman among six Mennonite
church workers sentenced to prison in Vietnam last Friday, is
hospitalized with a “mental disease,” according to prison officials. She
was arrested on June 30 and ….
18 (Compass) — Le Thi Hong Lien, the sole woman among six Mennonite
church workers sentenced to prison in Vietnam last Friday, is
hospitalized with a “mental disease,” according to prison officials. She
was arrested on June 30 and ….
| Imprisoned Vietnamese Christian Hospitalized for ‘Mental Disease’ | Published in 2004 |
November 18 (World Watch Monitor) — Le
Thi Hong LienNovember 18 (Compass) — Le Thi Hong Lien, the sole woman
among six Mennonite church workers sentenced to prison in Vietnam last
Friday, is hospitalized with a “mental disease,” according to prison
officials.Just 21 years old, Miss ….
Thi Hong LienNovember 18 (Compass) — Le Thi Hong Lien, the sole woman
among six Mennonite church workers sentenced to prison in Vietnam last
Friday, is hospitalized with a “mental disease,” according to prison
officials.Just 21 years old, Miss ….
| Harsh Sentences for Vietnamese Mennonites | Published in 2004 |
November 12 (World Watch Monitor) — Rev.
Nguyen Hong Quang November 12 (Compass) — The People’s Court of Ho Chi
Minh City handed out harsh sentences to six Vietnamese Mennonite church
workers in a four-hour trial which ended at noon today. Rev. Nguyen Hong
Quang and five other ….
Nguyen Hong Quang November 12 (Compass) — The People’s Court of Ho Chi
Minh City handed out harsh sentences to six Vietnamese Mennonite church
workers in a four-hour trial which ended at noon today. Rev. Nguyen Hong
Quang and five other ….
| Harsh Sentences for Mennonites | Published in 2004 |
November 12 (World Watch Monitor) — November
12 (Compass) — The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City handed out harsh
sentences to six Vietnamese Mennonite church workers in a four-hour
trial which ended at noon today. Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang and five
colleagues were charged with ….
12 (Compass) — The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City handed out harsh
sentences to six Vietnamese Mennonite church workers in a four-hour
trial which ended at noon today. Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang and five
colleagues were charged with ….
| Harassment Continues on Eve of Mennonite Trial | Published in 2004 |
November 11 (World Watch Monitor) — November
10 (Compass) — Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, ordered the
wife the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang, a Mennonite pastor imprisoned since
June 8, to appear at a neighborhood “review” meeting tonight. Sources in
Vietnam say the purpose of ….
10 (Compass) — Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, ordered the
wife the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang, a Mennonite pastor imprisoned since
June 8, to appear at a neighborhood “review” meeting tonight. Sources in
Vietnam say the purpose of ….
| Vietnamese Officials Hinder Trial Preparations | Published in 2004 |
November 5 (World Watch Monitor) — November
5 (Compass) — Vietnamese officials are hindering attempts to prepare
the defense of six Mennonite church workers scheduled for a November 12
trial. The refusal of the court to give the written order for the trial
to the family members of ….
5 (Compass) — Vietnamese officials are hindering attempts to prepare
the defense of six Mennonite church workers scheduled for a November 12
trial. The refusal of the court to give the written order for the trial
to the family members of ….
| Trial Date Set for Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang | Published in 2004 |
November 2 (World Watch Monitor) — November
2 (Compass) — Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang, prominent rights activist and
general secretary of the Mennonite church in Vietnam, is scheduled to be
tried on November 12. His wife was informed of this on Saturday,
October 30. Irregularities and ….
2 (Compass) — Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang, prominent rights activist and
general secretary of the Mennonite church in Vietnam, is scheduled to be
tried on November 12. His wife was informed of this on Saturday,
October 30. Irregularities and ….
| Trial Date Set for Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang | Published in 2004 |
November 2 (World Watch Monitor) — Rev.
Nguyen Hong QuangNovember 2 (Compass) — Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang,
prominent rights activist and general secretary of the Mennonite church
in Vietnam, is scheduled to be tried on November 12. His wife was
informed of this on Saturday, October 30. ….
Nguyen Hong QuangNovember 2 (Compass) — Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang,
prominent rights activist and general secretary of the Mennonite church
in Vietnam, is scheduled to be tried on November 12. His wife was
informed of this on Saturday, October 30. ….
| Christians Petition Government | Published in 2004 |
September 30 (World Watch Monitor) — September
30 (Compass) — In an unprecedented move, representatives of Vietnam’s
house church fellowships delivered a petition in Hanoi on September 27,
appealing to Vietnam’s Communist Party leadership to allow for greater
religious freedom in ….
30 (Compass) — In an unprecedented move, representatives of Vietnam’s
house church fellowships delivered a petition in Hanoi on September 27,
appealing to Vietnam’s Communist Party leadership to allow for greater
religious freedom in ….
| Pastor Arrested, Questioned | Published in 2004 |
September 7 (World Watch Monitor) — September
7 (Compass) — The Rev. Tran Mai, a prominent Vietnamese house church
leader, was arrested on August 29 and held for eight days of
interrogation. He was released on September 6, but with orders to appear
for further questioning at the ….
7 (Compass) — The Rev. Tran Mai, a prominent Vietnamese house church
leader, was arrested on August 29 and held for eight days of
interrogation. He was released on September 6, but with orders to appear
for further questioning at the ….
| Evangelical Fellowship Responds to New Religion | Published in 2004 |
September 1 (World Watch Monitor) — September
1 (Compass) — The Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship (VEF) has just
released a statement on Vietnam’s new Ordinance on Religion, due to take
effect on November 15. The VEF is an organization of about 30
unregistered house church organizations ….
1 (Compass) — The Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship (VEF) has just
released a statement on Vietnam’s new Ordinance on Religion, due to take
effect on November 15. The VEF is an organization of about 30
unregistered house church organizations ….
| Evangelical Fellowship Responds to New Religion Law | Published in 2004 |
September 1 (World Watch Monitor) — September
1 (Compass) — The Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship (VEF) has just
released a statement on Vietnam’s new Ordinance on Religion, due to take
effect on November 15. The VEF is an organization of about 30
unregistered house church organizations ….
1 (Compass) — The Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship (VEF) has just
released a statement on Vietnam’s new Ordinance on Religion, due to take
effect on November 15. The VEF is an organization of about 30
unregistered house church organizations ….
| ‘Mennonite Six’ Allowed Family Visits | Published in 2004 |
August 26 (World Watch Monitor) — August
26 (Compass) — On August 23, the mother of Mennonite evangelists Nguyen
Huu Nghia and Nguyen Thanh Nhan was allowed to visit her imprisoned
sons for the first time since their arrest in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
on March 2. It took nearly ….
26 (Compass) — On August 23, the mother of Mennonite evangelists Nguyen
Huu Nghia and Nguyen Thanh Nhan was allowed to visit her imprisoned
sons for the first time since their arrest in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
on March 2. It took nearly ….
| Distress, Harassment Continue for Montagnards | Published in 2004 |
August 16 (World Watch Monitor) — August
16 (Compass) — Government authorities continue to apply unrelenting
pressure on tribal Christians in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, while
trying to convince the international community that all is back to
normal in the troubled region.The ….
16 (Compass) — Government authorities continue to apply unrelenting
pressure on tribal Christians in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, while
trying to convince the international community that all is back to
normal in the troubled region.The ….
| Pastor Remains in Police Custody | Published in 2004 |
July 30 (World Watch Monitor) — July
30 (Compass) — Seven weeks after his arrest in a police raid on his
home in Ho Chi Minh City, Mennonite pastor Nguyen Hong Quang has been
allowed his first visitors. The unexpected visit occurred after Quang’s
wife wrote a letter to senior ….
30 (Compass) — Seven weeks after his arrest in a police raid on his
home in Ho Chi Minh City, Mennonite pastor Nguyen Hong Quang has been
allowed his first visitors. The unexpected visit occurred after Quang’s
wife wrote a letter to senior ….
| Pastor Remains in Police Custody | Published in 2004 |
July 30 (World Watch Monitor) — Pastor
QuangJuly 30 (Compass) — Seven weeks after his arrest during a police
raid on his home in Ho Chi Minh City, Mennonite pastor Nguyen Hong Quang
has been allowed his first visitors.The unexpected visit occurred after
Quang’s wife Le Thi Phu ….
QuangJuly 30 (Compass) — Seven weeks after his arrest during a police
raid on his home in Ho Chi Minh City, Mennonite pastor Nguyen Hong Quang
has been allowed his first visitors.The unexpected visit occurred after
Quang’s wife Le Thi Phu ….
| Vietnam Still Holding Nguyen Hong Quang in Unknown Location | Published in 2004 |
July 8 (World Watch Monitor) — July
8 (Compass) — Since his arrest on June 8, the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang
has become the victim of a propaganda campaign. Vietnamese authorities
have been spreading misinformation through Vietnamese diplomats,
newspaper reports and a government ….
8 (Compass) — Since his arrest on June 8, the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang
has become the victim of a propaganda campaign. Vietnamese authorities
have been spreading misinformation through Vietnamese diplomats,
newspaper reports and a government ….
| Police Arrest Nguyen Hong Quang | Published in 2004 |
June 10 (World Watch Monitor) — June
10 (Compass) — Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang, a religious liberty activist and
Mennonite church leader, was arrested on June 8. His home at the
Mennonite church and office in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2 was
ransacked, and officers seized personal ….
10 (Compass) — Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang, a religious liberty activist and
Mennonite church leader, was arrested on June 8. His home at the
Mennonite church and office in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2 was
ransacked, and officers seized personal ….
| Atrocities Against Montagnards Confirmed | Published in 2004 |
May 21 (World Watch Monitor) — May
21 (Compass) — In spite of efforts by Vietnam to minimize and cover up
their brutal repression of demonstration attempts by the Montagnard
ethnic minority this past Easter, consistent information is emerging
that confirms atrocities. During ….
21 (Compass) — In spite of efforts by Vietnam to minimize and cover up
their brutal repression of demonstration attempts by the Montagnard
ethnic minority this past Easter, consistent information is emerging
that confirms atrocities. During ….
| Montagnards Face the Propaganda War | Published in 2004 |
May 17 (World Watch Monitor) — May
17 (Compass) — During Easter weekend, April 10 and 11, Montagnards in
Vietnam’s Central Highlands attempted to stage public demonstrations to
call attention to harsh injustices they suffer at the hands of communist
authorities and ethnic ….
17 (Compass) — During Easter weekend, April 10 and 11, Montagnards in
Vietnam’s Central Highlands attempted to stage public demonstrations to
call attention to harsh injustices they suffer at the hands of communist
authorities and ethnic ….
| Security Police Interfere in Worship Celebration | Published in 2004 |
March 12 (World Watch Monitor) — March
12 (Compass) — On the afternoon of March 4, public security police
surrounded the Quoc Thanh Theater in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
and ordered the electricity cut to the building in an attempt to stop a
joint worship celebration ….
12 (Compass) — On the afternoon of March 4, public security police
surrounded the Quoc Thanh Theater in central Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
and ordered the electricity cut to the building in an attempt to stop a
joint worship celebration ….
| Evangelists Severely Beaten in Police Custody | Published in 2004 |
March 8 (World Watch Monitor) — March
8 (Compass) — Law enforcement authorities in Vietnam are subjecting
house church leaders who confront injustice to relentless harassment,
according to sources in Ho Chi Minh City. On March 2 at the Ho Chi Minh
City home of Rev. Nguyen Hong ….
8 (Compass) — Law enforcement authorities in Vietnam are subjecting
house church leaders who confront injustice to relentless harassment,
according to sources in Ho Chi Minh City. On March 2 at the Ho Chi Minh
City home of Rev. Nguyen Hong ….
| Christians Savor Small Victories | Published in 2004 |
February 17 (World Watch Monitor) — February
17 (Compass) — In recent months, Protestants in Vietnam have seen
intense activity on the religious rights’ front and point to four
incidents of government concession that may indicate a change in the
religious liberty climate. After ….
17 (Compass) — In recent months, Protestants in Vietnam have seen
intense activity on the religious rights’ front and point to four
incidents of government concession that may indicate a change in the
religious liberty climate. After ….
| Trial of Vietnamese Pastor Postponed | Published in 2004 |
January 13 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— Less than 24 hours before his trial for “resisting an officer doing
his duty” was to begin in Ho Chi Minh City, Rev. Bui Van Ba was served a
notice postponing the trial to a later date, ostensibly because a judge
was unable to attend. ….
— Less than 24 hours before his trial for “resisting an officer doing
his duty” was to begin in Ho Chi Minh City, Rev. Bui Van Ba was served a
notice postponing the trial to a later date, ostensibly because a judge
was unable to attend. ….
| Trial Of Church Leader Set For January 13 | Published in 2004 |
January 7 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— The trial of a Vietnamese house church leader arrested in August for
“resisting an officer doing his duty” is set to begin January 13.
Pastor Bui Van Ba, general secretary of the Full Gospel House Church
organization, will be tried ….
— The trial of a Vietnamese house church leader arrested in August for
“resisting an officer doing his duty” is set to begin January 13.
Pastor Bui Van Ba, general secretary of the Full Gospel House Church
organization, will be tried ….
| Trial of Vietnamese Church Leader Set for January 13 | Published in 2004 |
January 7 (World Watch Monitor) — The
trial of a Vietnamese house church leader arrested last August for
“resisting an officer doing his duty” is set to begin January 13,
sources said. Pastor Bui Van Ba, general secretary of the Full Gospel
House Church organization, will be tried ….
trial of a Vietnamese house church leader arrested last August for
“resisting an officer doing his duty” is set to begin January 13,
sources said. Pastor Bui Van Ba, general secretary of the Full Gospel
House Church organization, will be tried ….
| Protestant Activist Survives Assassination Attempt | Published in 2003 |
December 15 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— Public Security police in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) allegedly
attempted to assassinate the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang at about 9 p.m. on
December 9 by staging a motorcycle “accident,” according to the
Vietnamese Mennonite Church. Rev. Quang ….
— Public Security police in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) allegedly
attempted to assassinate the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang at about 9 p.m. on
December 9 by staging a motorcycle “accident,” according to the
Vietnamese Mennonite Church. Rev. Quang ….
| Christian Tract Distribution Brings Arrests | Published in 2003 |
December 15 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— News of clashes between Christians and public security police over
Christian tract distribution has been pouring out of Vietnam since the
opening of the 22nd Southeast Asia Games on December 5. The house
churches, often zealous in their ….
— News of clashes between Christians and public security police over
Christian tract distribution has been pouring out of Vietnam since the
opening of the 22nd Southeast Asia Games on December 5. The house
churches, often zealous in their ….
| Prominent Hmong Christian Leader Arrested, Extradited | Published in 2003 |
December 15 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— On November 29, Vietnamese authorities extradited Ma Van Bay from
Binh Phuoc province in the Central Highlands to his former home in Ha
Giang province on the China border. Christians who know the brutality of
government authorities in Ha ….
— On November 29, Vietnamese authorities extradited Ma Van Bay from
Binh Phuoc province in the Central Highlands to his former home in Ha
Giang province on the China border. Christians who know the brutality of
government authorities in Ha ….
| Christian Tract Distribution in Vietnam Brings Arrests | Published in 2003 |
December 12 (World Watch Monitor) — News
of clashes between Christians and public security police over the
distribution of Christian tracts has been pouring out of Vietnam since
the opening of the 22nd Southeast Asia Games (Seagames 22) on December
5. The house churches, often zealous ….
of clashes between Christians and public security police over the
distribution of Christian tracts has been pouring out of Vietnam since
the opening of the 22nd Southeast Asia Games (Seagames 22) on December
5. The house churches, often zealous ….
| Intense Persecution Revealed | Published in 2003 |
November 14 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— A researcher analyzing materials just received from Vietnam has found
a “smoking gun” showing that religious rights are still restricted in
the Southeast Asian country. The original copy of a request from a
Christian family of the Hre ….
— A researcher analyzing materials just received from Vietnam has found
a “smoking gun” showing that religious rights are still restricted in
the Southeast Asian country. The original copy of a request from a
Christian family of the Hre ….
| Pastor Tortured ‘Like Christ on the Cross’ | Published in 2003 |
October 10 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— Authorities in Vietnam’s Kontum province have apparently added cruel
symbolism to their persecution of Christians. When Pastor A En of the
Chu Pa Evangelical Church answered a summons from local security police,
they forced him to stand ….
— Authorities in Vietnam’s Kontum province have apparently added cruel
symbolism to their persecution of Christians. When Pastor A En of the
Chu Pa Evangelical Church answered a summons from local security police,
they forced him to stand ….
| Tribal Christians Flee Severe Persecution | Published in 2003 |
September 12 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— Church sources in Vietnam report that persecution against Montagnard
(tribal) Christians in the Central Highlands is so severe that several
hundred have fled to neighboring Cambodia, despite increased vigilance
by military authorities to ….
— Church sources in Vietnam report that persecution against Montagnard
(tribal) Christians in the Central Highlands is so severe that several
hundred have fled to neighboring Cambodia, despite increased vigilance
by military authorities to ….
| Compromise on Church Building Considered a ‘Ruse’ | Published in 2003 |
August 15 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— A compromise reached between church and government authorities over
the construction of a small church building in Ho Chi Minh City
(formerly Saigon) appears to have been a ruse to fool the congregation.
“The compromise involved both ….
— A compromise reached between church and government authorities over
the construction of a small church building in Ho Chi Minh City
(formerly Saigon) appears to have been a ruse to fool the congregation.
“The compromise involved both ….
| 200 Police Halt Church Construction | Published in 2003 |
July 14 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— For the second time in three years, authorities in Thu Thiem district
of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) halted the construction of a
church building. This time, however, they did not destroy the initial
construction, as Christians ….
— For the second time in three years, authorities in Thu Thiem district
of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) halted the construction of a
church building. This time, however, they did not destroy the initial
construction, as Christians ….
| ‘God’s Flock’ Attacked | Published in 2003 |
June 16 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— In mid March, a 55-year-old leader of the Mnong tribal church in
Vietnam’s southern Dak Lak province issued a plaintive appeal to
Christians worldwide. In a letter smuggled out of Vietnam and translated
into English by missionaries, the ….
— In mid March, a 55-year-old leader of the Mnong tribal church in
Vietnam’s southern Dak Lak province issued a plaintive appeal to
Christians worldwide. In a letter smuggled out of Vietnam and translated
into English by missionaries, the ….
| ‘Informal Talks’ Held Between Government and Church Leaders | Published in 2003 |
April 14 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— In what may be a small breakthrough for religious liberty, Vietnam’s
religion authorities invited five leaders of Protestant house church
organizations and non-denominational missions to Hanoi for “informal
talks” on March 5. Such a ….
— In what may be a small breakthrough for religious liberty, Vietnam’s
religion authorities invited five leaders of Protestant house church
organizations and non-denominational missions to Hanoi for “informal
talks” on March 5. Such a ….
| New Measures To Control Religion Announced | Published in 2003 |
February 11 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— The powerful Central Committee of Vietnam’s Communist Party
announced at the conclusion of its Seventh Plenum on January 21 that it
had passed a new resolution to better control religion. The issue arose
two years ago when minority ….
— The powerful Central Committee of Vietnam’s Communist Party
announced at the conclusion of its Seventh Plenum on January 21 that it
had passed a new resolution to better control religion. The issue arose
two years ago when minority ….
| Protestant Ministerial Training Possible | Published in 2003 |
February 11 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— Twenty-seven years after forcibly shutting down the Nha Trang
Theological Seminary, Vietnamese authorities on January 3 granted
permission to the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South), or ECVN (S), to
open a class for training church ….
— Twenty-seven years after forcibly shutting down the Nha Trang
Theological Seminary, Vietnamese authorities on January 3 granted
permission to the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South), or ECVN (S), to
open a class for training church ….
| Bleak Christmas in Dak Lak | Published in 2002 |
December 14 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— When December 25 rolls around this year, Christmas for some 150,000
ethnic Ede Christians will be a bleak affair. The Vietnamese government
has come down hard on Christians in the last three months. Authorities
have disbanded most of the ….
— When December 25 rolls around this year, Christmas for some 150,000
ethnic Ede Christians will be a bleak affair. The Vietnamese government
has come down hard on Christians in the last three months. Authorities
have disbanded most of the ….
| Pastors Harassed | Published in 2002 |
August 9 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— On July 6, Vietnamese authorities arrested Pastor Nguyen Dang Chi of
Phy Ly and held him in a cell for 24 hours. Pastor Chi, who has seen his
Nazarene congregation grow to 800 members since it’s founding in 1995,
sang hymns and prayed, ….
— On July 6, Vietnamese authorities arrested Pastor Nguyen Dang Chi of
Phy Ly and held him in a cell for 24 hours. Pastor Chi, who has seen his
Nazarene congregation grow to 800 members since it’s founding in 1995,
sang hymns and prayed, ….
| Church Leader Felled by Heart Attack | Published in 2002 |
July 18 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
— The Rev. Pham Xuan Thieu, president of the Evangelical Church of
Vietnam (South), died of a heart attack on June 24 in Ho Chi Minh City.
He was 61. The Rev. Thieu, a professor of theology, had been elected
president of the ECVN (South) ….
— The Rev. Pham Xuan Thieu, president of the Evangelical Church of
Vietnam (South), died of a heart attack on June 24 in Ho Chi Minh City.
He was 61. The Rev. Thieu, a professor of theology, had been elected
president of the ECVN (South) ….
| Religious Leaders Hear Plaudits, Others Hear Cries of Pain | Published in 2002 |
June 21 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– A delegation of Vietnam’s religious leaders visited the United States
May 9-13, denying persecution reports and receiving plaudits from their
Christian hosts. Yet a well-known Vietnam watcher wrote that over half
of Vietnam’s one million ….
– A delegation of Vietnam’s religious leaders visited the United States
May 9-13, denying persecution reports and receiving plaudits from their
Christian hosts. Yet a well-known Vietnam watcher wrote that over half
of Vietnam’s one million ….
| Refugees In Cambodia Granted Right Of Asylum | Published in 2002 |
April 19 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– A March 31 Xinhua News Agency release datelined Hanoi published
statements by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Vietnam’s Ministry of
Foreign Affairs that guarantee third country asylum for about 1,000 of
Vietnam’s mostly Christian ….
– A March 31 Xinhua News Agency release datelined Hanoi published
statements by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Vietnam’s Ministry of
Foreign Affairs that guarantee third country asylum for about 1,000 of
Vietnam’s mostly Christian ….
| Montagnard Christians Forcibly Repatriated | Published in 2002 |
March 15 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– Cambodian authorities forcibly repatriated on March 2 sixty-three
predominantly Christian Montagnards from Vietnam who were seeking asylum
in Cambodia. Sixty-one refugees from a United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) camp ….
– Cambodian authorities forcibly repatriated on March 2 sixty-three
predominantly Christian Montagnards from Vietnam who were seeking asylum
in Cambodia. Sixty-one refugees from a United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) camp ….
| Highland Christians Skeptical of Apparent Changes | Published in 2002 |
February 15 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– Protests by tribal groups, including many Christians, in Vietnam’s
Central Highlands during February 2001 were followed by a massive
crackdown by military and security forces who targeted Christians. In
December 2001, in an apparent ….
– Protests by tribal groups, including many Christians, in Vietnam’s
Central Highlands during February 2001 were followed by a massive
crackdown by military and security forces who targeted Christians. In
December 2001, in an apparent ….
| Proposed Repatriation of Tribal Christians May Be Flawed | Published in 2002 |
February 15 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– An agreement to repatriate to Vietnam nearly 1,000 tribal Christians
who fled persecution in 2001 is causing concern among international
Vietnam watchers. “These refugees are being pressured to go back with
only the flimsiest of ….
– An agreement to repatriate to Vietnam nearly 1,000 tribal Christians
who fled persecution in 2001 is causing concern among international
Vietnam watchers. “These refugees are being pressured to go back with
only the flimsiest of ….
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Vietnam — Genesis 3:14. cursed are you (murderess: sharia),
more than all the cattle, and, over all the wild animals (666 nazi
Pharisee IMF), crawl on your belly (you will not see the presence of
God: as, atheist) and eat dust (you will not have eternal life)!
Vietnamese Officials Destroy Two New Church Buildings Published in
2012
LOS ANGELES, June 27 (World Watch Monitor) — Vietnamese officials in
Muong Cha district, Dien Bien Province, destroyed two new church
buildings of ethnic minority Hmong Christians this month and threatened
to tear down a third. The Ho He Church, erected in April by the
unregistered ….
Christians Injured in Attack Denied Medical Care Published in 2011
HANOI, Vietnam, November 22 (World Watch Monitor) — Three Christians
seriously injured during a savage attack near Hanoi on Nov. 13 have been
evacuated to an undisclosed hospital in Ho Chi Minh City after several
hospitals in the region refused to examine and treat them. The attack on
a church -
Uzbekistan — Genesis 9.5. And for your lifeblood I will surely
demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every BEAST
criminals (LIKE monsters, go to hell). And from each man, too, I will
demand an accounting for the life, of his fellow man.
Pastor Condemned to Four Years in Uzbek Gulag Published in 2007
March 14 (World Watch Monitor) — Dmitry Shestakov ISTANBUL, March 14
(Compass Direct News) — An Uzbek criminal court has sentenced Christian
pastor Dmitry Shestakov to four years in a prison colony for alleged
“illegal” religious activities. Judge M. Tulanov of the Andijan Criminal
….
Police Seek Missing Pastors of ‘Unregistered’ Churches Published in
2007
March 2 (World Watch Monitor) — ISTANBUL, March 2 (Compass Direct News)
— Two pastors in Uzbekistan’s autonomous Karakalpakstan region face
imprisonment for missing their first hearing this week. Salavat
Serikbayev, 32, and Makset Djabbarbergenov, 26, did not make their court
date -
Uganda — Genesis 3:14. cursed are you (murderess: sharia), more
than all the cattle, and, over all the wild animals (666 nazi Pharisee
IMF), crawl on your belly (you will not see the presence of God: as,
atheist) and eat dust (you will not have eternal life)!
Doctors Try to Save Remaining Eye of Ugandan Pastor Published in 2012
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 28 (World Watch Monitor, While a Ugandan pastor
was fighting to retain sight in his remaining eye after an acid attack,
Muslim extremists this month were shooting at his close friend, a
leader of another church. Doctors at Sheba Hospital in Tel-Aviv,
Israel, are .. Former Muslim Extremist in Uganda Flees Wrath of
Ex-Colleagues Published in 2012. NAIROBI, Kenya, January 27, A former
member of a Muslim extremist group in Uganda who converted to
Christianity is in hiding in Kenya, his movements severely restricted
following threats to kill him. Hassan Sharif Lubenga, 54, was a sheikh
and member of the Buk Haram, -
Turkmenistan — Genesis 9.5. And for your lifeblood I will
surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every
BEAST criminals (LIKE monsters, go to hell). And from each man, too, I
will demand an accounting for the life, of his fellow man.
Police Break Up Church Meeting Published in 2006
May 6 (World Watch Monitor) — May 6 (Compass Direct) — Police in
Turkmenistan’s capital city broke up a Christian house group meeting on
Wednesday (May 3), confiscating personal belongings and subjecting the
group to extensive interrogation. More than 15 officials busted the
….
Freed Christian Plans to ‘Work Again for God’ Published in 2002
February 15 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass) – Released Turkmen
Christian prisoner Shageldy Atakov received his first known foreign
visitor in late January in his home in Kaakhka village, in southern
Turkmenistan. “I have no intention to stop my work for God,” Atakov said -
[SE vino mi reino, entre los cadáveres del Salmo 110] Lo que no
se debe olvidar, es que: la mente de Pablo fue dañado: por la doctrina
racista de los nazis fariseos 666, con su maldita talmud .. como muchos
islamistas: adorar a Dios, en la sharia Con Su maldito Corán: matar a
muchos cristianos inocentes! pero Dios sabe que está predestinado a la
salvación (que tenga misericordia de su vida), y que está predestinado a
la condenación (para arruinar al hombre culpable)! Debido a las
exigencias de la justicia no puede ser suprimido! Por lo tanto, si
Jesucristo no mata por mí, ahora, en todo el mundo, un buen número de
piezas de mierda? entonces, no puede ser Dios! Porque llamé Rothschild y
el rey de Arabia Saudita, pero no vinieron: de mí! Soy unius REI! y
desde entonces, mi ministerio es político: por eso, puedo esperar de él:
el reino de mi -
[Kam, ist mein Reich, unter den Leichen von Psalm 110] Was
sollte nicht vergessen werden, dass: der Geist von Paul beschädigt
wurde: durch die rassistische Lehre der Pharisäer NAZI 666 mit ihren
verdammten talmud .. wie viele Islamisten: um Gott anzubeten, in der
Scharia With Their verfluchten Koran: töten viele Christen INNOCENT!
aber Gott weiß, wer zum Heil prädestiniert (um Gnade für sein Leben
haben), und wer zur Verdammnis vorherbestimmt (in den Ruin der Mann
schuldig)! Da die Forderungen der Gerechtigkeit kann nicht unterdrückt
werden! Deshalb, wenn Jesus Christus nicht für mich zu töten, jetzt auf
der ganzen Welt, eine gute Anzahl von Stücken der Scheiß? dann kann er
nicht Gott sein! Da rief ich Rothschild und der König von Saudi-Arabien,
aber sie ist nicht gekommen: von mir! Ich bin unius REI! und da ist
mein Amt politisch: das ist, warum, kann ich von ihm erwarten: die mein
Reich -
a mon royaume, parmi les cadavres du Psaume 110] Que ne faut pas
oublier, c’est que: l’esprit de Paul était corrompue: la doctrine
raciste des nazis pharisiens 666, Avec Leur putain talmud .. comme
beaucoup d’islamistes: pour adorer Dieu, dans le Coran, la charia Avec
Leur maudite: tuer beaucoup de chrétiens INNOCENT! mais Dieu sait qui
est prédestiné au salut (d’avoir pitié de sa vie), et qui est prédestiné
à la damnation (pour ruiner le coupable)! Parce que les exigences de la
justice ne peut pas être supprimé! Par conséquent, si Jésus-Christ ne
tue pas pour moi, maintenant, partout dans le monde, un bon nombre de
morceaux de merde? alors, il ne peut pas être Dieu! Parce que j’ai
appelé Rothschild et le roi d’Arabie saoudite, mais ils ne sont pas
venus: de moi! Je suis unius REI! et depuis, mon ministère est d’ordre
politique: c’est pourquoi, je ne peux attendre de lui: le mon royaume -
Perpetrators of Turkey’s ‘Malatya Massacre’ Put on Trial ,
Istanbul, September 19 (World Watch Monitor) Nineteen suspects accused
of inciting the brutal 2007 murders of three Christians in eastern
Turkey went on trial before Malatya’s Third Criminal Court in early
September. With the court’s acceptance in June of a third indictment
in the .. Attacked Turkish Pastor Joins in Memorials for Slain
Christians, ISTANBUL, April 18, After a memorial service for three
Christians who were murdered in Malatya, Turkey five years ago today, an
Istanbul pastor who was attacked over Easter weekend said he’s
experienced hostility from Muslims nearly all his life. Semir Serkek,
…. Turkey’s Religious Freedom Record Slides, ISTANBUL, April 9,
Sentiment against Christians in Turkey has persisted long enough for a
U.S. religious rights monitor to recommend it as a “Country of
Particular Concern,” and pastor Orhan Picaklar knows such anti-Christian
hostility first-hand. -
Turkey — Genesis 3:14. cursed are you (murderess: sharia),
more than all the cattle, and, over all the wild animals (666 nazi
Pharisee IMF), crawl on your belly (you will not see the presence of
God: as, atheist) and eat dust (you will not have eternal life)!
Finally, Istanbul gives Syriac Christians a place to build: a cemetery
Published in 2012
Istanbul, December 18, Three years after a Syrian Orthodox foundation
applied to build a church in Istanbul, the Greater Istanbul Municipality
has granted them a large plot of land and a building permit. Banner
headlines in the Turkish media praised the ….
Prosecutor yanked from Turkish Christian murder trials Published in
2012
Istanbul, December 7, A High Council prosecutor probing links between
the Malatya murders of three Christians in eastern Turkey and the
earlier assassination of a Christian newspaper editor was abruptly
transferred from his position last week and re-assigned prosecution -
IS came my kingdom, among the corpses of Psalm 110] What should
not be forgotten, is that: the mind of Paul was corrupted: by the racist
doctrine of the Pharisees NAZI 666, With Their damn talmud .. as many
Islamists: to worship God, in the sharia With Their accursed Koran: kill
many Christians INNOCENT! but God knows who is predestined to salvation
(to have mercy on his life), and who is predestined to damnation (to
ruin the man guilty)! Because the demands of justice can not be
suppressed! Therefore, if Jesus Christ does not kill for me, now, all
over the world, a good number of pieces of shit? then, he can not be
God! Because I called Rothschild and the King of Saudi Arabia?, But they
did not come: from me! I am unius REI! and since, my ministry is
political: that’s why, I can expect from him: the my kingdom -
Muslims Seize Christian Burial Sites in Tanzania’s ArchipelagO,
Published in 2011
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, Influential Muslims on this East African island have
begun building what appears to be a hotel on a 100-year-old burial site
owned by an Anglican church, Christian leaders said. Church leaders
with ownership papers for the land told Compass they ….
Two Church Buildings Torn Down in Zanzibar ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, November
25 Radical Islamists are suspected in the demolition of two church
buildings on Tanzania’s semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar on Sunday
(Nov. 21), as members of the congregations have since received death
threats from Muslims. The church buildings .. Evangelist Arrested in
Zanzibar, NAIROBI, Kenya, August 19. Christian university students on
the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, a predominantly Muslim area off the
coast of East Africa, have been denied the right to worship, while on
another part of the isle a Christian leader has been jailed. -
Tanzania — Genesis 3:14. cursed are you (murderess: sharia),
more than all the cattle, and, over all the wild animals (666 nazi
Pharisee IMF), crawl on your belly (you will not see the presence of
God: as, atheist) and eat dust (you will not have eternal life)!
Christians Live in Cloud of Fear in Zanzibar Published in 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 5 (World Watch Monitor) — On Tanzania’s
semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar, Christians live in a climate of
fear. It’s a place where a young man flees the island to escape death
threats from his Muslim family, and a Christian who accidentally burned
pages of the Quran opts ….
Muslim Extremists Torch Churches in Zanzibar Published in 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 1 (World Watch Monitor) — Muslim extremists on
Saturday (July 30) burned down a church building on Zanzibar island off
the coast of Tanzania, church leaders said, just three days after
another congregation’s facility on the island was reduced to ashes.
| Evangelicals Find Legal Recognition Does Not Mean Freedom | Published in 2001 |
November 16 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– After 25 years of being alternately harassed, ignored and persecuted,
the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South), or ECVN, was granted legal
recognition by Vietnamese authorities in April 2001. Six months later,
it is clear that legal ….
– After 25 years of being alternately harassed, ignored and persecuted,
the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South), or ECVN, was granted legal
recognition by Vietnamese authorities in April 2001. Six months later,
it is clear that legal ….
| No Positive Change For Protestants | Published in 2001 |
August 24 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– Legal recognition granted in April has yet to benefit the Evangelical
Church of Vietnam. And while the authorities are \”considering\”
several requests from the ECVN, they are using their recognition of the
southern ECVN as an excuse to ….
– Legal recognition granted in April has yet to benefit the Evangelical
Church of Vietnam. And while the authorities are \”considering\”
several requests from the ECVN, they are using their recognition of the
southern ECVN as an excuse to ….
| Massive Crackdown Against Highland Christians | Published in 2001 |
May 18 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– Following protest demonstrations in February over religious rights
and the loss of tribal lands to lowland Vietnamese farmers, there has
been a marked increase in the ongoing harassment and persecution of
minority Christians in Vietnam’s ….
– Following protest demonstrations in February over religious rights
and the loss of tribal lands to lowland Vietnamese farmers, there has
been a marked increase in the ongoing harassment and persecution of
minority Christians in Vietnam’s ….
| Southern Protestants Officially Recognized | Published in 2001 |
April 21 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– For the first time since the communist takeover in 1975, authorities
in Vietnam have granted legal recognition to a Protestant organization
in the south. \”There’s still well-documented persecution of Christians
in Vietnam, but as a ….
– For the first time since the communist takeover in 1975, authorities
in Vietnam have granted legal recognition to a Protestant organization
in the south. \”There’s still well-documented persecution of Christians
in Vietnam, but as a ….
| Protestants Resist ‘Regularization’ | Published in 2001 |
February 16 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– Attempts by Vietnam’s Bureau of Religious Affairs to \”regularize\”
the southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) have run into serious
opposition from church leaders. The southern ECVN (also known as Tin
Lanh) is Vietnam’s largest ….
– Attempts by Vietnam’s Bureau of Religious Affairs to \”regularize\”
the southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) have run into serious
opposition from church leaders. The southern ECVN (also known as Tin
Lanh) is Vietnam’s largest ….
| ‘We Are Always in Persecution’ | Published in 2000 |
December 15 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– As U.S. President Bill Clinton visited with Catholic Archbishop Pham
Minh Man on November 19 to discuss religious freedom issues in the city
formally known as Saigon, security police across town raided the Sunday
worship service of Grace ….
– As U.S. President Bill Clinton visited with Catholic Archbishop Pham
Minh Man on November 19 to discuss religious freedom issues in the city
formally known as Saigon, security police across town raided the Sunday
worship service of Grace ….
| Protestants Hope for Official Recognition | Published in 2000 |
November 17 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– Some of Vietnam’s Protestants are hopeful that the government will
officially recognize the largest Protestant body, the southern-based
Evangelical Church of Vietnam, for the first time since 1975. According
to a government plan, a main ….
– Some of Vietnam’s Protestants are hopeful that the government will
officially recognize the largest Protestant body, the southern-based
Evangelical Church of Vietnam, for the first time since 1975. According
to a government plan, a main ….
| Hmong Christian Radio Broadcasts Jammed | Published in 2000 |
September 22 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– Authorities in Vietnam are jamming Christian radio broadcasts in a
desperate attempt to curb the rapid spread of Protestant Christianity
among the Hmong minority in the country’s northwest provinces along the
China border. The ….
– Authorities in Vietnam are jamming Christian radio broadcasts in a
desperate attempt to curb the rapid spread of Protestant Christianity
among the Hmong minority in the country’s northwest provinces along the
China border. The ….
| Authorities Destroy ‘Church’ | Published in 2000 |
August 18 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– On July 1, city officials demolished a crude church structure in a
slum area of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). The \”church\” had been
erected only hours before by Christians who were led to believe that
they had permission to ….
– On July 1, city officials demolished a crude church structure in a
slum area of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). The \”church\” had been
erected only hours before by Christians who were led to believe that
they had permission to ….
| Christians Denied Amnesty | Published in 2000 |
May 19 (World Watch Monitor) — (Compass)
– Vietnam freed more than 12,000 prisoners on Sunday, April 30, its
largest amnesty in history, marking the 25th anniversary of the end of
the Vietnam War. But no Christian imprisoned for religious beliefs was
known to be among
KING of kings Unius REI 
Vietnam, November 16 (World Watch Monitor) A gang of men attacked
leaders of a Baptist house church network near Hanoi on Sunday (Nov.
13), leaving one pastor unconscious and seriously injuring several
others, including women and teenage children. Leaders of the Agape
Baptist Church were. Police-Sponsored Thugs Attack Church in Central
Vietnam, HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, November 3, Thugs said to be doing
the bidding of local authorities attacked a pastor and his family with
iron bars and wooden clubs in central Vietnam on Oct. 23, seriously
injuring the heads and arms of the church leader’s father and other
relatives, sources. Vietnam Tries to Portray Cult Gathering as
Christian, HANOI, Vietnam, May 6,The government tried to portray several
thousand Hmong followers of a sub-Christian messianic cult as orthodox
Christians while the military forcibly disbanded their gathering
yesterday and today.