April 8, 2024
Vietnam demolishes a lecture hall linked to Khmer Krom pagoda
A week after arresting its abbot, Vietnamese authorities on Monday demolished a lecture hall linked to a Buddhist pagoda serving the Khmer Krom indigenous people in southern Vietnam, claiming it was built illegally in 2020. Video from the scene showed an excavator moving rubble from the front of the broken-down facade of the lecture hall […]
April 8, 2024
Why the US Should Cooperate More Closely With Vietnam’s Public Security Ministry
by Defend the Defenders • [Human Rights]
On March 11, Reuters reported that several U.S. firms led by the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council visited Hanoi to broker a deal that would facilitate the supply of gear to Vietnam’s police. It was the largest U.S. business delegation to Vietnam after the elevation of U.S.-Vietnam ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) in September. Although […]