"Catholic Nuns Beaten in Vietnam in Protest Over Disputed Land", 11 May 2018

Catholic nuns protesting the building of a house on disputed land in Hanoi were attacked and beaten...by guards hired by the construction firm, with at least one nun left unconscious....

The...attack began when building crews attempted to bring construction materials onto the site, which nuns belonging to the St. Paul de Chartres convent say has belonged to their order since 1949.

...[P]olice who were present at the site did nothing to restrain the attackers....

One nun was beaten unconscious during the assault....

...The property...belonged to the St. Paul order...that the government began to rent...for use by an institute.

...[A]n investor was later granted permission to build on the property....

...[T]he St. Paul sisters protested...that the building permit be revoked...[b]ut district authorities ruled...that the permit was in order....