Vietnam: Activist monk Thich Quang, under house arrest since 2003, passes away at 93

Thich Quang Do, a dissident Buddhist monk who has been under house arrest since 2003 and was nominated several times for Nobel Peace Prize passed away at 93. He was born on November 27, 1928, in norrn Thai Binh province and spent most of his life vising for religious freedom and human rights in communist-run Vietnam.

He also heed banned Unified Buddist Church of Vietnam (UBCV). His staunch religious belief resulted in his effective house arrest in Ho Chi Minh City in 2003 where he was under constant surveillance.

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UBCV confirmed on Sunday morning that Do died on Saturday night at Tu Hieu pagoda. As per his will signed on April 2019, he requested a simple funeral not more than three days.

A statement quoting his will said that after his cremation, his ashes will be scattered at sea.   UBCV also requested for followers not to bring money, which is a religious customary for Vietnamese funerals. It ded that re will be no final words, no biographies, no emotional showings and just praying. 

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Do nominated several times for Nobel Peace Prize

Do has been nominated multiple times for Nobel Peace Prize for his vocal vocacy for democracy. He wrote an "Appeal for Democracy" in 2001 and urged on norrn and sourn dissidents to drop ir cultural differences and unite in 2005. He was a recipient of Norway's Rafto human rights award for "his personal courage and perseverance through three deces of peaceful opposition against communist regime in Vietnam".  UBVC has been banned since 1980s when it declined to join state-sanctioned Vietnam Buddhist Church. 

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