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TV France 3 : 400 Buddhists request asylum in the Dordogne
(in French): click here to watch the 2-minute film broacast on France 3 television, at 7.11pm on 19 December 2009. Click here to read the accompanying article.
Vietnam’s ‘illegal’ Buddhists seek French asylum
AFP – Dec 19, 2009
PARIS — Several hundred followers of a banned Buddhist group in communist Vietnam on Friday asked for asylum in France, where their leader is based, claiming that they face persecution at home.
Vietnamese Catholics solidarity to Buddhist monks expelled from their monastery
AsiaNews.it - Dec 18, 2009
One group went to the Phuoc Huê pagoda, in Lâm Dông, where the 400 monks and nuns of the community of “Plum Village”are sheltered after being forcibly …
Vietnamese monks under pressure seek French asylum
By BEN STOCKING (AP) – Dec 17, 2009
HANOI, Vietnam — Followers of a famous Buddhist teacher plan to seek temporary asylum in France after months of pressure from Vietnam’s communist authorities to leave pagodas in the country’s south.
Vietnamese Buddhists seek asylum in France
guardian.co.uk - Dec 17, 2009
Hundreds of Vietnamese followers of a radical Buddhist leader have called on the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, to grant them temporary asylum a week after they were attacked by vigilantes allegedly hired by the Vietnamese authorities.
Monks, Nuns Face Deadline
Radio Free Asia - Dec 17, 2009
…Vietnam’s communist government, which closely monitors religious affairs, had been trying to remove the monks and nuns from the monastery for several months …
HRW Blasts Vietnam Buddhist Harassment
United Press International (UPI) - Dec 16, 2009
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has demonstrated contempt for human rights with its treatment of the followers of reformist Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, Human Rights Watch says.
Vietnam: End Attacks on Bat Nha Buddhists
Reuters AlertNet - Dec 16, 2009
(New York) – Heavy-handed tactics by Vietnam’s central government to disband followers of Thich Nhat Hanh, a prominent Buddhist monk who has called for …
Mob harasses dissident Vietnamese monks and nuns
DPA (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) - Dec 13, 2009
Hanoi – A large mob Thursday surrounded a pagoda for a second day where 190 monks and nuns had taken refuge, members of the group said. …
Threatened Buddhists to leave Vietnam temple: Abbot
AFP - Dec 11, 2009
HANOI — The head of a Buddhist pagoda in Central Vietnam said Friday that followers of an influential French-based monk can no longer seek shelter with him following three days of mob pressure.
RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONALE
Dec 11, 2009
Interview with Abbot of Phuoc Hue Temple – see English transcript
New threats for Vietnam followers of influential Buddhist
Dec 9, 2009
AFP (HANOI) – Followers of one of the world’s most influential Buddhist monks who were evicted from their Vietnamese monastery in September have been threatened with expulsion from another pagoda, they said Wednesday.
Vietnam crowd blocks EU probe of Buddhist conflict
eTaiwan News - Ben Stocking - Dec 9, 2009
… An angry crowd disrupted a meeting Wednesday between European Union representatives and followers of a famous Buddhist monk involved in a tense standoff …
Vietnam Buddhists complain of ongoing harassment
AP - Dec 2, 2009
HANOI, Vietnam – Followers of a famed Buddhist monk say they are continuing to suffer police harassment two months after they were forcibly evicted from a monastery in Southern Vietnam.
Le Monde
Nov 18, 2009
La communauté bouddhiste du bonze Thich Nhat Hanh a réclamé l’aide du Haut commissariat de l’ONU aux droits de l’homme pour intervenir en faveur de …
see also: full translation in English, Romandie, MSN Malaysia (English)
Deutschland Funk Radio (Deutsch)
Nov 11, 2009
Hanoi and the Monks
US House demands Vietnam free bloggers
AFP – Oct 21, 2009…The US embassy also voiced alarm at the expulsions of monks and nuns following revered monk Thich Nhat Hanh from their monastery. …
A Crackdown of Particular Concern
Vietnam Buddhist case shows suppression: watchdog
AFP - Oct 19, 2009
HANOI — The forced expulsion of more than 300 followers of one of the world’s most influential Buddhists highlights Vietnam’s suppression of religious …
See also: REUTERS AlertNet
US condemns Vietnam’s treatment of activists
The Associated Press - Oct 15, 2009HANOI, Vietnam — The United States has condemned Vietnam’s recent conviction of nine democracy activists, the arrest of a writer and the expulsion of Buddhist monks from a monastery where they practiced the teachings of a renowned Zen master….. Also: LA Times
US ‘disturbed’ by jailing of Vietnam activists
AFP – Oct 14, 2009 HANOI — The United States embassy said Wednesday it was “deeply disturbed” by the convictions last week of nine Vietnamese democracy activists despite Vietnam’s international commitments to uphold human rights….Vietnamese Police Try To Oust Famed Monk’s Followers From Second Temple
Buddhist sect decries lack of religious freedom in communist Vietnam
Christian Science Monitor – Simon Montlake - Oct 5, 2009
After being forced from their monastery last week, 354 followers of a world-famous monk face new police pressure to leave the temple where they sought …
Vietnam’s not-so-simple eviction of Buddhist monks and nuns
Reuters Blogs (blog) – John Ruwitch - 9 hours ago
In recent years, communist-ruled Vietnam has begun to loosen its grip on sanctioned faith groups, while keeping a close watch on dissidents. …
Vietnamese police harass disciples of exiled Buddhist monk
EARTHTIMES.ORG – Oct 5, 2009
HANOI – Some 300 Vietnamese devotees of a Western-based Buddhist sage remained camped out on the floor at a nearby pagoda Monday after police drove them from their monastery last week. The monks and nuns,
Vietnamese riot police target Buddhist monk’s followers
The GUARDIAN, UK - Justin McCurry - Oct 2, 2009
Hundreds of followers of a radical Buddhist teacher were seeking refuge in a temple in Vietnam today as police stepped up efforts to evict them in what is rapidly becoming…
Briefly: VIETNAM: Police surround Buddhist Monks
WASHINGTON POST – Oct 2, 2009
HANOI | Followers of a world-famous Buddhist teacher who were forced out of a Vietnamese monastery over the weekend have taken refuge at a nearby pagoda, but they say they have once again been surrounded by police…..
Buddhist monks: Vietnam police still harassing us
ASSOCIATED PRESS - Ben Stocking – Oct 1, 2009
HANOI, Vietnam — Followers of a world-famous Buddhist teacher who were forced out of a Vietnamese monastery over the weekend have taken refuge at a nearby …
also at: Washington Post
Religious tension mounts in Vietnam
Vietnam Buddhists flee amid threats: monks
Celebrity monk’s monastery ‘destroyed’
Mob, police force nuns to leave Vietnam monastery
Also at: Washington Post, Boston Globe
Vietnam Buddhist Standoff
Buddhists: Police, mob force monks from monastery
Lam Dong: police attack Buddhist temple, expel 400 monks and nuns
Lam Dong: police attack Buddhist temple, expel 400 monks and nuns
VietCatholic News- Sep 30, 2009
Doors and windows are smashed, computers are damaged and members of the community beaten. After surrounding the building security forces go after monks hiding…..
Increased Vietnamese tension; monastery attacked and monks …
Vietnam’s War on Religion
Thich Nhat Hanh monks ejected from Vietnamese monastery
Police violently attack Buddhist monastery
Buddhists forced from monastery
FOLLOWERS of a world-famous Buddhist teacher said they have been forced out of a monastery in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, bringing to an end their stand-off with the communist authorities….
