Independent journalist Pham Doan Trang, who is being imprisoned by the Vietnamese government, will be honored by Jill Biden, the First Lady of the United States, in honor of International Women of Courage 2022, along with 11 other women around the world.
The online award ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Washington time on March 14, chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, according to the US State Department’s announcement.
Journalist Pham Doan Trang, currently serving a 9-year prison sentence for “anti-state propaganda,” will be named by First Lady Jill Biden, recognizing her outstanding “courageous achievement.”
“Pham Doan Trang is an internationally recognized author, blogger, journalist, and human rights defender who, through her writings and interviews, uses well-researched legal arguments to advocate for human rights, the rule of law, and to bring all voices into political spaces in Vietnam,” the State Department said in the statement.
Pham Doan Trang is an author and co-founder of many community service organizations that focus on expanding political participation and promoting human rights, good governance, and access to justice. As a journalist, she boldly reported on social issues that the Vietnamese press had never mentioned before, according to the US State Department.
The US State Department notes that Ms. Trang has received numerous international awards for her work. She was arrested on October 6, 2020, and sentenced to nine years in prison on December 14, 2021, for “Propaganda against the state” related to her writings and expressing opinions in a manner mild.
This year’s honorees along with Pham Doan Trang come from Bangladesh, Brazil, Burma, Colombia, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, Moldova, Nepal, Romania, and South Africa.
Translated by Thoibao.de from the original source: https://www.voatiengviet.com/a/pham-doan-trang-se-duoc-de-nhat-phu-nhan-my-vinh-danh-phu-nu-can-dam-quoc-te-2022/6481356.html
