Ta Phong Tan

Tạ Phong Tần (born September 15, 1968 in Vĩnh Lợi District, Bạc Liêu Province)  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.

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. 

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

 Awards  
International Women of Courage Award, 2013
FreeThe20 campaign 

 References  

 Other websites 

 2013 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr 
Secretary's International Women of Courage Award (U.S. Department of State)

Category:1968 births
Category:Living people
Category:Vietnamese writers
Category:Women who received the International Women of Courage Award
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