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On Friday,
September 21st, Cambodian Americans gathered in front of the White
House asking for the release of the Buddhist Monk, The Venerable Tim Sakhorn,
who was recently incarcerated in Vietnam; for the restoration of religious
freedom and human rights in Vietnam; and for an end to the persecution of the
indigenous Khmer Krom (Cambodian) population and Monks in Vietnam.
Feb 27
– Responding to the arrests in Viet Nam, Buddhist monks living in Cambodia
Peacefully demonstrated in front of the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh. The Venerable Eang Sok Thoeun, who
participated, was found in a temple dead with his throat slit, and Cambodian
authorities refused to allow his parents to organize a formal Buddhist funeral
service for him.
The Venerable Tim Sakhorn and his whole family are
Cambodian citizens. They fled the
communist oppression in
Soon
after the demonstrations, the Venerable Tim Sakhorn was kidnapped by Vietnamese
and Cambodian agents and illegally taken to
We call upon the President
and Congress to urge
The Demonstration and Candlelight Vigil was
jointly organized by:
- Cambodian Americans
for Human Rights and Democracy (CARHAD), Tung Yap: 703-675-3997; Mong
Heng: 703-256-3295.
- Khmer
- United Cambodian
International Council (UCICI), Kim Hort Ou: 215-280-6576.
- The Coalition for a
Free
- O’Bon Studio,
Chanthou Oeur: 301-927-0156.
Thank you, Mike Benge, for this announcement.
Jean
Libby, editor
VietAm
Review
