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Chris Smith: The Government of Vietnam continues to control religious communities, severely restricts and penalizes independent…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
The Government of Vietnam continues to control religious communities, severely restricts and penalizes independent religious practice.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith describes the Vietnamese government's oppressive control over religious practices.

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