Ta Phong Tan

Tạ Phong Tần (born September 15, 1968 in Vĩnh Lợi District, Bạc Liêu Province[1][2][3]) is a Vietnamese blogger. She was a member of the Vietnamese Communist Party and an officer in the Vietnamese security forces. In 2013 she received an International Women of Courage Award.[4]

In 2006, she started a blog “Truth and Justice.” She wrote about news and politics. In 2011, she went to prison. She was convicted of propaganda against the state.[5][6]

She was freed from prison on September 19, 2015.[7] She went to live in the United States.[8]

Awards

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  • International Women of Courage Award, 2013[4]
  • FreeThe20 campaign [7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Tạ Phong Tần - Người đàn bà và trang blog độc hại". CAND. 2010-07-15.
  2. ↑ Cat Barton (30 July 2012). "Vietnam blogger's mother 'dies in self-immolation'". Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Thật, Công Lý Và Sự (2009-01-07). "THÁNH LỄ RỬA TỘI CHO MARIA TẠ PHONG TẦN". CÔNG LÝ và SỰ THẬT. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners".
  5. ↑ "2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners - HumanRights.gov is the official United States Government website for international human rights related information". Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  6. ↑ "2013 International Women of Courage Award Winners - International Women of Courage Celebration". Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "#Freethe20 - HumanRights.gov is the official United States Government website for international human rights related information". Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
  8. ↑ "CPJ welcomes release of Vietnamese blogger Ta Phong Tan - Committee to Protect Journalists".

Other websites

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