Ta Phong Tan

Vietnamese blogger (born 1968)

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

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

References

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