The Vietnamese Communist Party granted an amnesty to 8,323 prisoners on January 31, 2005, before the Lunar New Year celebrations of Tet.Among those released at Bach Thao Gardens, Hanoi, were the prominent and outspoken figures Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly, Professor Nguyen Dinh Huy, Thich Thien Minh and Dr Nguyen Dan Que.However, following the release of the political prisoners, three priests within Vietnam, in a letter addressed to the international community, warned that the recent amnesty wa…
