Human Rights and Religious Liberty
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 18 "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."
Thursday, February 19, 2004

Authorities release three cyber-dissidents who defended freedom of worship [RSF]

Reporters Without Borders has learned that Nguyen Vu Viet, the nephew of imprisoned priest Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, was released on 18 February. His brother, Nguyen Truc Cuong, was released a few days before that, while his sister, Nguyen Thi Hoa, was freed at the end of November. The three were arrested in June 2001 for using e-mail, fax and telephone to circulate information abroad about freedom of worship in Vietnam. [more]


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