Michelle Obama gives Ukrainian pop star Women of Courage award

On Tuesday morning, first lady Michelle Obama and Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom presented 10 women from around the world the Secretary of State’s Women of Courage award. They include a pioneer of the human rights movement in Tajikistan, a prominent leader in the field of maternal health and … a pop music star who won Eurovision in 2004?

These women are being recognized for their “exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk.”

So how does a pop star from Ukraine make the list?

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These days, Ruslana sings with the protesters in Kiev’s Independence Square.

She took the streets during the November protests and quickly became a voice of the protesters. Ruslana spent long, cold nights onstage, often at the iconic blue piano, singing and rallying crowds as riot police rounded in. Her longest performances on the protests stage -- singing her own songs and the national anthem -- lasted up to 10 hours.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/03/04/why-did-michelle-obama-give-a-ukrainian-pop-star-the-women-of-courage-award/

(Title is from the twitter post and not article, both are from same source)