Ha Noi, Vietnam: Update: Catholic Parishioners sue press, after period (they gave) elapses

(Social Justice South Africa; c.f. AFP (Secular; French; Antagonistic at times; Liberal) 12 / Jan / 2009 ; Ha Noi, Vietnam; Asia: Vietnamese Communist administration: continues anti-Catholic Blitz 06 / Jan / 2009 ; Social Justice South Africa 06 / Jan / 2009; c.f. Catholic Culture (Catholic; Independent; American; This is a news alert of theirs) 05/01/2009; AsiaNews (Catholic; Independent; Asian) 05/01/2009)

Article by Marc Aupiais

While this is from a separate news source, 2 women, amongst: the Catholics, who were allegedly wrongly reported in the news, as accepting guilt for charges leveled against them, by the Vietnamese government, and who have been given prison sentences, ranging from a year, to longer, are suing the Government Controlled, Communist Vietnamese, Press: for what they are claiming was distortion of the issue.

The relatively large Catholic population in Vietnam, periodically faces, what some fear is a government push to destroy the Catholic religion, parishes, and Catholic buildings are appropriated, often to be turned into parks, or luxury hotels: making it seem that the demolishing of these, is pointless.

The Parishioners, were allegedly involved in a prayer vigil, outside a parish site.

Details are accessible in our earlier article:

(Ha Noi, Vietnam; Asia: Vietnamese Communist administration: continues anti-Catholic Blitz 06 / Jan / 2009)