People in Vietnam think a controversial new law is just a smokescreen for government repression

Reuters/ Nguyen Huy Kham Acontroversial law onreligion passed in Vietnam has triggered renewed fears of state repression in the name of national unity. Vietnam ignored the wishes of the international community in ratifying the Law on Belief and Religion, which many fear will be used by police and authorities to persecute people of faith. The National Assembly passed it late last month with 85 per cent of the vote, despite unprecedented objections, including some from within the country’s rulin...