(source: philstar.com)
December 02, 2009
HANOI (AP) – 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.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Vietnam Buddhists complain of ongoing harassment
After international pressure, authorities hesitate to crackdown at Phuoc Hue, yet expel 20 refugee Bat Nha monastics from another remote temple
UPDATE
Dec 1, 2009
Vietnamese government authorities hesitate to expel 330 Bat Nha monks and nuns from Phuoc Hue temple, but force 20 refugee Bat Nha monastics to flee Tu Duc temple, several hundred kilometres away in Khanh Hoa Province
Vietnam government violates fundamental human rights of Bat Nha monks and nuns
Any discrimination against anyone on the basis of religion, ethnicity, nationality, gender or sexuality is against international law of human rights. This is especially so in the case of religion, because the international community has recognized the sacredness of the right to practice religion freely – as an individual and as a group.
BBC NEWS: Religious tension mounts in Vietnam
see original article
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Four years ago the Zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh, a monk who popularised Buddhism in the West, was invited by the Vietnamese government to return home after 39 years in exile.
The move was seen as a sign that the authorities were becoming more tolerant of religion, a very sensitive issue [...]
Petition to U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee from Friends of Thich Nhat Hanh – Geoff Livingston
Click here to sign this petition at thepetitionsite.com
URGENT Appeal Directly From Our P.V. Monastics in Bat Nha Monastery
An appeal directly from the 400 monks and nuns in Bat Nha. It gives a brief firsthand account of the history of the events that unfolded.
Old Report from A University Dean May Shed Light on Bat Nha Situation
Although this report is quite outdated, Dean Boden’s observations may bring some understanding to our situation. We pray that there are some government officials of the new generation who are working covertly to change the government’s approach to religious and human rights.
A Short History of the Events at Prajna Monastery
LETTER TO THE OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM
Plum Village, June 26, 2009
by Sister True Emptiness
To the respected Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,
To all of you who love and support the 400 monastics of Prajna Monastery,
(These young monks and nuns are between the ages of sixteen to thirty-five years old, [...]
A Call To All OI Members to Help Bat Nha
Plum Village July 12, 2009
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Order of Interbeing in Vietnam and around the world,
The 400 monks and nuns of Bat Nha Monastery are in great need of our prayers and help. The Sangha of Plum Village is calling for all OI members to organize their sanghas to sit and chant [...]