Wei
Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A803-W513
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号： A803-W513
Release
Date: January 19, 2014
发布日：2014年1月19日
Topic:
Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Sakharov Freedom of Thought Prize by
the European Parliament at the US Capital City, Washington DC (a Photo Album
and Video Report)
标题：欧洲议会萨哈罗夫思想自由奖在美国首都华盛顿的25周年庆祝活动（相册和视频报道）
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Celebration
of the 25th Anniversary of the Sakharov Freedom of Thought Prize by the
European Parliament at the US Capital City, Washington DC (a Photo Album and
Video Report)
On
Tuesday, January 14, 2014, there was a full day long celebration of the 25th
anniversary of the Sakharov Freedom of Thought Prize by the European Parliament
in the US Capital City, Washington DC.
Highlighted with several Sakharov Prize laureates and arranged mainly by
the European Parliament Liaison Office with the US Congress, many freedom
activists and human rights organizations, as well as politicians and diplomats
participated in the daylong event.
In the morning, the invited laureates visited the European Parliament
Liaison Office in Washington DC and met with several of its officers:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/EuropeanParliamentOffice140114meeting-c-4.jpg
Later,
the laureates and some officers went to Freedom House for lunch and a round
table discussion, joined by more than one dozen human rights organizations and
diplomats:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/FreedomHouse140114discussion-c-5.jpg
During
the lunch discussion, the laureates also expressed their stands and opinions
about human rights and associated issues.
Rosa Maria Paya, the daughter of Oswaldo Jose Paya Sardinas, 2002 Sakharov
Prize recipient, made a plea to investigate her father's tragic death in 2012:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/PayaRMspeaking140114FreedomHouse-c-6.jpg
The
highlight of the day was the celebration and reception held in the US Congress,
the beautiful Caucus room in the Cannon House Office Building, joined by about
100 human rights and democracy activists:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/SakharovPrize25celebration140114inUScongress-c-4.jpg
This
public event was hosted by the European Parliament Liaison Office with the U.S.
Congress in conjunction with the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US
House. Congressman Frank Wolf, the
co-chair of the Lantos Human Rights Commission, delivered a speech in support
of human rights defenders:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/WolfFspeaking140114SakharovPrize25celebration-c-5.jpg
US
Senator Chris Murphy also came to the celebration to express his support and
talked about his recent trip to Ukraine supporting protesters:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/MurphyCspeaking140114SakharovPrize25celebration-c-5.jpg
Senior
Congressman Chris Smith delivered a passionate speech about supporting democracy
and human rights, especially recalled his meeting with Wei Jingsheng 20 years
ago in Beijing:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/SmithCspeaking140114SakharovPrize25celebration-c-6.jpg
Congressman
Mario Diaz-Balart delivered his speech to support people's rights in countries
like Cuba, China, North Korea, etc.
After his speech, he especially came to Wei Jingsheng to shake hands and
to express solidarity with Wei:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/DiazBalartMhandshaking140114withWeiJS-c-3.jpg
All
the laureates talked about their own unique experiences in relation to the
prize. In particular, Wei
Jingsheng, the 1996 Sakharov Prize recipient, emphasized the importance for a
broader human rights community in the U.S. and Europe collaborating together to
support global wide human rights defenders more effectively:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/WeiJSspeaking140114inUScongress-c-2.jpg
Hauwa
Ibrahim, a 2005 Sakharov Prize laureate, talked about her work as a lawyer
against religious fundamentalism in her native Nigeria (to her left was Antoine
Ripoll, head of the European Parliament Liaison Office and Rosa Maria Paya):
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/IbrahimHspeaking140114inUScongress-c-3.jpg
Jim
Hoagland, a contributing editor at The Washington Post and two-time recipient
of the Pulitzer Prize, as well as a board member of the 2005 Sakharov Prize
winner Reporters Without Borders, briefed the audience about what the
organization has been doing in support freedom around the world:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/HoaglandJspeaking140114inUScongress-c-4.jpg
Rosa
Maria Paya also spoke. She and Wei
Jingsheng were warmly greeted by Congresswoman Ilean Ros-Lehtinen, the first
Hispanic woman and the first Cuban American elected to Congress, and Lincoln
Diaz-Balart, former US Congressman who has been a decades-long supporter of
human rights:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/CongressionalMembers140114withSakharovLaureates-c-6.jpg
Lincoln
Diaz-Balart was so pleased to see his old friend, Wei Jingsheng. He told Wei Jingsheng that not only had
he admired Wei Jingsheng for a long time, but also people in Cuba had a fan
club of Wei built on the Internet, even though it was cracked down recently:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/DiazBalartLmet140114friendWeiJS-c-4.jpg
Near
the end of the celebration, some organizers, some US Congressional members, and
some laureates had a photo together: (from right to left: Geoffrey Harris, the
deputy head of the EP liaison office; Lincoln Diaz-Balart, former US
Congressman; Rosa Maria Paya, the daughter of Oswaldo Jose Paya Sardinas, 2002
Sakharov Prize recipient; Wei Jingsheng, 1996 Sakharov Prize recipient;
Congresswoman Ilean Ros-Lehtinen; Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart; Hauwa Ibrahim,
2005 recipient of the Sakharov Prize; and Daniel Calingaert, the deputy
executive director of the Freedom House, who chaired the event:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/SakharovLaureates140114withCongressionalMembers-c-2.jpg
Several
news media came to report the event:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/WeiJSinterviewed140114by4media-c-4.jpg
Several
Chinese democracy organizations, with about two dozens representatives of the
Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition, also came to celebrate. Some came from New York:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/OCDCgroup140114inUScongress-c-5.jpg
They
also enjoyed the reception while talk to Wei Jingsheng:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/OCDCgroup140114reception-c-6.jpg
The
day long celebration ended with a dinner banquet honoring the laureates that
was hosted by the European Institute at the Cosmos Club. It was attended by about 70 diplomats,
politicians, and scholars. It was
followed by a dinner discussion with the laureates. Joelle Attinger, the President of the European Institute,
gave the welcome speech. Carl
Gershman, president of the National Endowment for Democracy made the
introductory remarks before the laureates made their speeches. Mr. Gershman added that Wei Jingsheng
is also a recipient of the Democracy Award by National Endowment for Democracy:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/EuropeanInstitute140114dinner-c-4.jpg
The
celebration in the Congress was also reported by Boxun News with a video at:
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/intl/2014/01/201401161457.shtml#.Utg5nbQ26kw
This
video is also available at:
http://youtu.be/SdTl-LdkhAA
All
photo credits: Wei Jingsheng Foundation
Video
by: Xi Nuo of the Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition
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中文版
Wei
Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A803-W513
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号： A803-W513
Release
Date: January 19, 2014
发布日：2014年1月19日
Topic:
Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Sakharov Freedom of Thought Prize by
the European Parliament at the US Capital City, Washington DC (a Photo Album
and Video Report)
标题：欧洲议会萨哈罗夫思想自由奖在美国首都华盛顿的25周年庆祝活动（相册和视频报道）
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欧洲议会萨哈罗夫思想自由奖在美国首都华盛顿的25周年庆祝活动（相册和视频报道）
2014年1月14日，周二，欧洲议会萨哈罗夫思想自由奖在美国首都华盛顿的25周年庆祝活动进行了整整一天。以若干个萨哈罗夫奖获得者为重点，欧洲议会与美国国会联合举办了有许多活动家和人权组织及政治家和外交家参加的为期一天的盛会。当天早上，萨哈罗夫思想自由奖获奖者受邀参观了欧洲议会美国国会联络处在华盛顿的办公室，并会见了其官员：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/EuropeanParliamentOffice140114meeting-c-4.jpg
之后，获奖者和部分官员前往自由之家参加有其它人权组织及外交人员参加的圆桌讨论并午餐：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/FreedomHouse140114discussion-c-5.jpg
讨论中，获奖者表达了自己的立场和对人权及相关问题的看法。2002年萨哈罗夫奖得主Oswaldo Jose Paya Sardinas的女儿Rosa Maria Paya要求人们帮助调查她父亲2012年惨死的真相：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/PayaRMspeaking140114FreedomHouse-c-6.jpg
庆祝活动的亮点是在美国国会Cannon众议院工作大楼的党团大会会议厅里举行的，约100位人权和民主活跃人士参加的讨论及招待会：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/SakharovPrize25celebration140114inUScongress-c-4.jpg
这个活动由欧洲议会与美国众议院兰托斯人权委员会联合举办。兰托斯人权委员会的共同主席、国会议员弗兰克·沃尔夫发表了讲话：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/WolfFspeaking140114SakharovPrize25celebration-c-5.jpg
美国参议员克里斯·墨菲也参加了庆典并表达自己对人权的支持，并谈到了最近他访问乌克兰以支持抗议者们的经历：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/MurphyCspeaking140114SakharovPrize25celebration-c-5.jpg
资深众议员克里斯·史密斯发表了支持人权的热情洋溢的讲话。他还特别回忆了20年前在北京会见魏京生的细节：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/SmithCspeaking140114SakharovPrize25celebration-c-6.jpg
众议员马里奥·迪亚兹 - 巴拉特发表讲话，支持古巴、中国、朝鲜等国人民的权利。演讲结束后，他特别来与魏京生握手并表示声援：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/DiazBalartMhandshaking140114withWeiJS-c-3.jpg
所有获奖者就其得奖谈到自己独特的经验。1996年萨哈罗夫奖得主魏京生特别强调了美欧之间更为广泛的人权合作的重要性，进而能更有效地支持全球的人权捍卫者：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/WeiJSspeaking140114inUScongress-c-2.jpg
2005年萨哈罗夫奖得主Hauwa
Ibrahim律师谈到她在她的家乡尼日利亚与宗教原教旨主义者斗争的经历（她的左边是欧洲议会美国国会联络处主任Antoine Ripoll和Rosa Maria
Paya）：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/IbrahimHspeaking140114inUScongress-c-3.jpg
华盛顿邮报特约编辑及两次的普利策奖获得者Jim Hoagland是2005年萨哈罗夫奖得主记者无国界组织的董事会成员。他向参加者们讲述了该组织支持世界各地自由的工作：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/HoaglandJspeaking140114inUScongress-c-4.jpg
Rosa
Maria Paya也作了发言。她和魏京生受到了第一位西班牙裔妇女兼第一位古巴裔美国人当选的国会议员Ilean Ros-Lehtinen，及前美国国会议员兼支持人权长达数十年的Lincoln
Diaz-Balart的热烈欢迎：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/CongressionalMembers140114withSakharovLaureates-c-6.jpg
Lincoln
Diaz-Balart很高兴看到他的老朋友魏京生并告诉魏京生，他一向钦佩魏京生。他还告诉魏京生，在古巴有许多魏京生的粉丝，他们在互联网上建立了一个他的粉丝俱乐部，遗憾的是这个俱乐部不久前被古巴政府取缔了：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/DiazBalartLmet140114friendWeiJS-c-4.jpg
庆典结束时，一些组织者，一些美国国会议员和一些获奖者合影：（从右到左：欧洲议会办公室副主任Geoffrey Harris;美国前国会议员Lincoln Diaz-Balart; 2002年萨哈罗夫奖得主Oswaldo Jose
Paya Sardinas的女儿Rosa Maria Paya;1996年萨哈罗夫奖得主魏京生; 美国国会众议员Ilean Ros-Lehtinen; 美国国会众议员Mario
Diaz-Balart,萨哈罗夫奖2005年得主Hauwa Ibrahim，及会议主持、自由之家副执行主任Daniel Calingaert：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/SakharovLaureates140114withCongressionalMembers-c-2.jpg
多家新闻媒体前来报道了这次活动：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/WeiJSinterviewed140114by4media-c-4.jpg
中国民主运动海外联席会议及若干民运组织的约二十名代表也前来庆祝：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/OCDCgroup140114inUScongress-c-5.jpg
并在招待会上与魏京生交谈：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/OCDCgroup140114reception-c-6.jpg
庆祝活动以举行表彰获奖者的晚宴及讨论会的形式结束。晚宴由欧洲研究所在宇宙俱乐部举办。大约70名外交官、政治家和学者出席参加。欧洲研究所所长Joelle Attinger致欢迎辞。美国国家民主基金会主席Carl
Gershman作介绍。他还提到魏京生也是美国国家民主基金会民主奖的获得者。获奖者发表了感言：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2014/newsletters2014-1/EuropeanInstitute140114dinner-c-4.jpg
博讯新闻就国会的庆祝活动制作了报道视频：
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/intl/2014/01/201401161457.shtml#.Utg5nbQ26kw
该视频也可在以下的网页连接上看到：
http://youtu.be/SdTl-LdkhAA
所有的照片由魏京生基金会拍摄。
视频由中国民主运动海外联席会议的西诺编辑制作。
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