Tag: religious freedom
Bill promoting religious freedom approved in Philippines’ House of Representatives
The measure seeks to prohibit to burden, curtail, impinge or encroach on a person’s right to exercise his/her religious belief
Philippine bill promoting religious freedom passes House Committee of Congress
The proposed measure seeks to “encourage spiritual growth (and) promote a free market of religious ideas”
Southeast Asian countries need to ‘truly guarantee freedom of religion’
Many laws that inhibit, restrict, and repress religious freedoms remain on the books and are implemented throughout Southeast Asia
Protestants in Vietnam’s Central Highlands complain of constant police harassment
The Evangelical Church of Christ’s claims came just ahead of Wednesday’s U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue
Southeast Asian parliamentarians warn against ‘politicization of religion’
The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights noted an “increasing conservatism and discrimination against minorities worldwide”
Vietnamese authorities call ‘Jesus Church’ in northern provinces an ‘evil religion’
The “Jesus Church” is concentrated in provinces including Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, and Thanh Hoa
China defiant in face of Uyghurs UN report
The Chinese Foreign Ministry denounced the report as “completely invalid and a political tool serving the US and some Western forces”
China warns its Catholics to resist ‘foreign infiltration’ as faith app...
State-backed Catholic church elders have been warned that their faith needs to "better adapt itself to a socialist society"
Foreign embassies in Hanoi issue joint statement on religious freedom
Their comments came as groups across Vietnam complained of police harassment during a day of remembrance
Vietnam’s religious communities commemorate victims of religious persecution
Vietnam is frequently listed as a country where people's religious freedom is still infringed
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