"Razan Ghazzawi is typical of the selfless courage shown by all the human rights defenders nominated for this year's award.
"She has challenged the repressive forces of the Syrian regime and has chosen not to hide behind a pseudonym but to speak out publicly. In doing so she has become a force to be reckoned with," Lawlor said.
Since the start of the Syrian uprising Ghazzawi, an English literature graduate from Damascus University, has become a symbol of the resistance to the repression by the Syrian Government
Read more at: http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-woman-blogger-gets-human-rights-award-000819722.html
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