Nguyen Van Hai (Trai Gao)

Asia News October 25, 2013 Vinh (AsiaNews) – Disappointment, anger, dismay: this is the reaction of family, priests and parishioners in My yen following the sentence imposed on two Vietnamese Catholics in prison for months, for having fought in favor of human rights and religious freedom. The entire Vietnamese Catholic community had fought for their […]

RFA | 2013-10-23 A court in Vietnam’s North Central Coast region on Wednesday ordered two Catholic Christians who campaigned for religious freedom jailed for “disturbing public order,” triggering outrage among family members, priests and parishioners. The court in the Nghe An provincial capital Vinh sentenced Ngo Van Khoi, 53, to seven months in prison and Nguyen […]

Baptist Press Oct 14, 2013 WASHINGTON (BP) — Catholics in northern Vietnam protesting against the long-term detention of two parishioners have run afoul of authorities in the Southeast Asian country. “Anthony” Nguyen Van Hai, 43, and “Peter” Ngo Van Khoi, 53, were arrested May 22 for “disturbing the public order,” according to World Watch Monitor. […]

Bản dịch của Nguyễn Thái Nguyên (Defend the Defenders) J.B. An Dang | Asia News  Ngày 9/10/2013 Hàng chục ngàn tín hữu tham dự Thánh Lễ vào ngày 06 tháng 10, yêu cầu thả hai giáo dân bị cầm tù bất hợp pháp. Hoạt động đặc biệt này được tổ chức trong khu vực bị […]

J.B. An Dang | Asia News 10/8/2013 Hanoi – Vietnamese Catholics have responded with prayer to threats and attacks by the media, state and army of Hanoi. For a few weeks, thousands of police, members of the communist student youth soldiers and paramilitary organizations have been carrying out a series of anti -riot military exercises. […]

Christian Today | 20 Sep, 2013 Msgr. Paul Nguyen Thai Hop, Catholic Bishop of Vinh diocese on Vietnam’s north-central coast, has appealed for “international support and solidarity” following violent attacks against Catholics in Nghe An Province on 4 September which left at least 40 people seriously injured. Msgr. Paul Nguyen Thai Hop has described the […]