2020-arrested Vietnamese journalist Pham Doan Trang receives PEN America's Barbey Freedom to Write Award while in prison.
Jailed Vietnamese writer-blogger-journalist Pham Doan Trang, a critic of the Vietnamese government and advocate for democratic reform, will receive PEN America's Barbey Freedom to Write Award. Trang, who has written several books, was arrested in 2020 on charges of "propaganda against the state" and sentenced to nine years in prison. PEN, Amnesty International, and Reporters Without Borders have condemned her treatment.
April 11, 2024
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