Thuy Dung

Another case of conflict over church land in a village in the diocese of Hue. Local Vietnamese prefer police intervention to dialogue to resolve the problem.

Parents and some teachers show the right path but kids see adults, especially their teachers, behave very differently. Journalists tell lies or deal superficially with social issues.

Four defendants stood before the court for exposing the PMU 18 bribery affair. Those who defended themselves got harsher sentences.

Popular indignation over the affair referred to as PMU18, with government officials and representatives embezzling millions of dollars, has led to the repression of any demonstration, including peaceful ones.

Police arrest and threaten priests and faithful, but some of those arrested have been released from jail. Now the authorities to warn that the sewer line will pass through the site of the chapel of St. Gerard. The media campaign against the bishop continues.