Vietnam’s Religion Law Not Helpful for Rural Area Christians

December 30, 2018 — 12/30/2018 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – On January 1, 2019, it will mark the one-year anniversary of the Law on Belief and Religion, also known as the religion control law,...

Vietnam Invites Vatican Secretary of State to Visit the Country

December 28, 2018 — 12/28/2018 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – In a message sent to Pope Francis and Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, on the occasion of Christmas holidays,...

Vatican and Vietnam Agree to Upgrade Relations

December 22, 2018 — 12/22/2018 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – After a Vatican delegation led by Monsignor Antoine Camilleri visited Vietnam from Dec 18-20, Vatican and Vietnamese officials have agreed to upgrade relations through...

Imprisoned Vietnamese Pastor Punished for Not Pleading Guilty

December 10, 2018 — 12/10/2018 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton who has been sentenced for 12-year in prison, accused of plotting to overthrow the government and charged under Article 79 of...

Construction on Church Property in Hanoi Continues Despite Protests

December 5, 2018 — 12/04/2018 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – In the capital of Vietnam, the district has been planning to build a state-run school on the Hanoi Archdiocese church’s property. Last month, Cardinal...

State-Run School in Vietnam Building on Catholic Churches Property

November 11, 2018 — 11/11/2018 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – In Vietnam’s capital Hanoi, the local Catholic church is opposing the construction of a state-run school that is supposed to be built on the...

Hospital Treatment Denied to Vietnamese Pastor in Prison

November 9, 2018 — Nguyen Trung Ton’s Health Deteriorating, Prison Rejects Medicine Sent by Family 11/09/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Vietnamese pastor Nguyen Trung Ton has...

Remembering the Suffering Church on International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted

November 4, 2018 —

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11/04/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Every year, on the first Sunday in November, the Church comes together...

Prison Officials in Vietnam Deny Medical Care to Imprisoned Pastor

October 25, 2018 — 10/25/2018 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – A protestant pastor imprisoned in Vietnam’s Central Highlands is being denied both hospital treatment and medicine from his family. Critics say that the refusal...

Montagnard House Church in Central Vietnam Faces Shutdown

October 12, 2018 — Local Authorities Plan to Close the Church on October 14 10/12/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on October 7, local authorities attempted to...

181 Montagnard Refugees Still Detained in Bangkok

September 19, 2018 —

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09/19/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – More than three weeks have passed since Thai authorities arrested and detained...

Japan Urged to Raise Human Rights Abuse with Vietnam

September 11, 2018 — ICC Note: As Japan’s foreign minister prepares to meet with Vietnam’s foreign minister for the 10th Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee on September 13, human rights activists urge the Japanese foreign minister...

Vietnam Curbs Internet Freedom with New “Cyber-security” Laws

July 30, 2018 — ICC Note: Vietnamese Catholics and other religious groups often use internet to expose government’s rights abuse and encourage activism. However, the new “cyber-security” laws passed on June 12 by the government...

Jailed Vietnamese Catholic Activist Ends a Two-Week Hunger Strike

July 29, 2018 — ICC Note: Imprisoned Vietnamese Catholic activist Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh ended a two-week hunger strike on July 23 after she met with visiting U.S. diplomats. She began serving a 10-year jail...

Vietnamese Christian Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai Begins New Life in Germany

July 25, 2018 —

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07/25/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Nguyen Van Dai, a Vietnamese Christian human rights lawyer known for his...

Lutheran Pastor in Vietnam Handed Heavy Sentence

July 24, 2018 — ICC Note: Religious leaders in Vietnam strongly condemn the heavy sentence handed to a pastor in a recent ruling and harassment of another religious leader for their democratic activities. Lutheran pastor...