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...banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam sees Nhat Hanh's pilgrimage as betrayal, not breakthrough. The UBCV's two top officials, Thich Huyen Quang, and Thich Quang Do ("Thich" is an honorific held by most Vietnamese monks) have been under house arrest in their respective monasteries due to their pro-democracy stance and opposition to strict government control of religion, which was established after the communists won the war in 1975. A spokesman for the outlawed sect said he is "shocked" that Nhat Hanh is willing to work with his co-religionists' oppressors. "I believe Thich Nhat Hanh's trip...
...After being informed that he was under arrest, the suspect assaulted officers in an attempt to flee the building,” he wrote in an e-mailed statement. “A significant struggle ensued involving several officers...
When HUPD arrived on the scene at approximately 7:20 p.m. to investigate the reports of thefts, an individual unaffiliated with Harvard—but known to HUPD from incidents—was observed on the premises. According to Catalano, police decided to arrest the suspect for trespassing...
Police placed Fink, 25, of Quincy, Mass. under arrest shortly thereafter. Fink is not a Harvard affiliate. No one was hurt or threatened in the incident, according to Catalano...
...target for accusations of heresy and apostasy. In November Kareem was detained, interrogated and held in an Alexandria jail without trial for two months before he was charged with spreading information disruptive of public order, incitement to hate Islam and defaming the president of the republic. The arrest had inspired rallies in support of Kareem around in Washington, Rome, Paris, London and Stockholm...