Up to 150 Vietnamese Catholics staged a rare public protest Friday
after communist authorities moved in to build a sewage reservoir that
protesters say is on church land.
The protesters, some in clerical garb, marched peacefully around Hoan
Kiem lake, a popular meeting spot in the city centre, singing and
waving signs that read: "give back the land to the church," an AFP
reporter saw.
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Vietnamese Boat People Monument, Bankstown
Vietnamese Boat People Monument in Saigon Place, Bankstown NSW
Australia. Officially open on Friday 4 November 2011 by Mr Thanh
Nguyen, President of VCA, Councillor Khal Asfour, Mayor of Bankstown, Ms
Tania Mihailuk MP, Member for Bankstown and Mr Richard Phillips Vice
President of Bankstown Sports Club.
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