Human rights activists accused Vietnam of infringing freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to five ethnically Khmer Buddhist monks and four religious activists.

Human rights activists accused Communist-run Vietnam of infringing on freedom of religion after a court handed jail sentences this week to five ethnically Khmer Buddhist monks and four religious ...

Southern Vietnam, or Kampuchea Krom, was ceded to Vietnam by the French in 1949. It is still home to 461 Buddhist pagodas, with Tra Vinh alone hosting 143. According to National Television of Cambodia ...