A worker polishes a statue at Hanoi’s cathedral. Hanoi recognises 39 religious organisations within 14 religions. Photo: AFP
Is Vietnam’s new religion law a smokescreen for political repression?
Communist government defends legislation as guarding ‘national unity’; rights groups say its vagueness will be used to crack down on dissent
A worker polishes a statue at Hanoi’s cathedral. Hanoi recognises 39 religious organisations within 14 religions. Photo: AFP