By HK, March 30, 2017
Vietnamese blogger and environmental activist ‘Mẹ Nấm’ or Mother Mushroom, whose real name is Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, has been awarded with the 2017 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage, foreign media reported.
The award ceremony, led by First Lady Melania Trump and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon, took place on March 29 at the U.S. Department of State.
The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award annually recognizes women around the globe who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk.
Upon hearing the news, Ms. Quynh’s mother, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Lan, told the RFA outlet that she didn’t believe the news until she read the Facebook post by U.S. Ambassador Ted Osius.
In its Facebook post, the U.S. Ambassador wrote, “On March 29, the U.S. Department of State will recognize Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh in absentia with the Secretary of State’s International Woman of Courage Award for her bravery for raising civil society issues, inspiring peaceful change, calling for greater government transparency and access to fundamental human rights, and for being a voice for the freedom of expression.”
Ms. Quynh, a co-founder of the Network of Vietnamese Bloggers, was arrested on October 10, 2016 on allegation of “conducting propaganda against the state” under Article 88 of Vietnam’s Penal Code. She has been held incommunicado since then.
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March 30, 2017
Jailed Vietnamese Blogger ‘Me Nam’ Awarded with U.S. Int’l Women of Courage 2017
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
By HK, March 30, 2017
Vietnamese blogger and environmental activist ‘Mẹ Nấm’ or Mother Mushroom, whose real name is Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, has been awarded with the 2017 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage, foreign media reported.
The award ceremony, led by First Lady Melania Trump and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon, took place on March 29 at the U.S. Department of State.
The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award annually recognizes women around the globe who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk.
Upon hearing the news, Ms. Quynh’s mother, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Lan, told the RFA outlet that she didn’t believe the news until she read the Facebook post by U.S. Ambassador Ted Osius.
In its Facebook post, the U.S. Ambassador wrote, “On March 29, the U.S. Department of State will recognize Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh in absentia with the Secretary of State’s International Woman of Courage Award for her bravery for raising civil society issues, inspiring peaceful change, calling for greater government transparency and access to fundamental human rights, and for being a voice for the freedom of expression.”
Ms. Quynh, a co-founder of the Network of Vietnamese Bloggers, was arrested on October 10, 2016 on allegation of “conducting propaganda against the state” under Article 88 of Vietnam’s Penal Code. She has been held incommunicado since then.