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Eight Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 48 writers from 24 countries who received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award on September 14, 2011.
Clockwise from upper left: legal activist Cu Huy Ha Vu (© Cu Huy Ha Vu and family), human rights activist Ho Thi Bich Khuong (© Ho Thi Bich Khuong), former lawyer Le Tran Luat (© Private), former political prisoner Nguyen Bac Truyen (© Private), writer Nguyen Xuan Nghia (© Private), free speech advocate Phan Thanh Hai (© Phan Thanh Hai), former police officer Ta Phong Tan (© Ta Phong Tan) and democracy activist Vi Duc Hoi (© Private).




