Tag: religious restrictions
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
House churches raided in China, religious leaders arrested, says Christian rights...
The authorities charged the church members of “illegal gathering,” “illegal venue,” and “illegal collection of funds”
Vietnamese police harass religious groups commemorating faith-based victims
Cao Dai followers, Protestants and Buddhists were among groups pressured to abandon memorial days
In Vietnam, suspension of investigation into sick Buddhist House Church member...
The church member was charged with "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State"
Vietnamese police raid centers of banned religious sect
Police armed with guns and shock batons raided separate locations of the Duong Van Minh religious group
China warns Tibetans not to post birthday wishes online for exiled...
Authorities say they will arrest and punish those who defy the order
Indian school faces criminal probe over Islamic prayers
Religious conversion has long been a flashpoint in India, which is majority Hindu but also has the world's second-largest Muslim population
Abuse survivor’s ordeal sheds light on Malaysia ‘unilateral conversions’
The issue has become another battleground between increasingly vocal Islamist hardliners and those seeking to defend the rights of minorities
Cao Dai follower in Vietnam detained for hours after returning from...
Followers of 1926 Pure Cao Dai in Tien Giang province say they have frequently been harassed for many years
Tibetan woman arrested for Dalai Lama photo
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists around the world
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