Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A1071-W708

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A1071-W708

Release Date: December 17, 2017

发布日：2017年12月17日

Topic: On International Human Rights Day, Democracy Activists Called for Freedom in China (Reported by the Epoch Times)

标题：国际人权日，民运人士呼吁中国自由(大纪元报道)

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On International Human Rights Day, Democracy Activists Called for Freedom in China

(Epoch Times, December 12, 2017) (Reporter Xu Xiuhui from Los Angeles) On December 10 International Human Rights Day, more than 200 people who care about and support Chinese democracy gathered in Los Angeles to participate in the 31st anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation and the 10th anniversary of the founding of Humanitarian China.

Huang Qi and Yang Tianshui Won the Outstanding Democrat Award

The 31st Outstanding Democrat Prize of the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation was jointly won by Huang Qi, the founder of the "June 4th Network" website and Yang Tianshui, a dissident from the Mainland and member of the Independent Chinese PEN. Because Huang Qi is still in jail as being persecuted by the Communist regime, Wang Min, chairman of the National Headquarters of the Chinese Democratic Party, accepted the award on Huang Qi's behalf. Wang Min said that he knew Huang Qi through the connection when he was broadcasting in Taiwan. Wang thinks that Huang Qi is truly admirable as, even though he was in jail, he still made the "June 4th Network" to work normally by gathering a group of people in Sichuan who cared about Chinese democracy and made their contributions to freedom of speech in China.

Fang Zheng, president of the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation, said the foundation was founded in San Francisco in 1985 and has presented awards annually to individuals or activities since 1986 for outstanding contribution to promoting democracy and the rule of law in China, and safeguarding human rights and freedom.

Unfortunately, the other winner Yang Tianshui died of brain cancer on November 7. As Yang Tienshui was jailed by the Communist regime for nearly 21 years and died just one month before his scheduled release, some people even question his "medical parole" had become "Notice of Death" as a result of the "old trick" by the Communist regime, which is to torture Yang Tianshui both physically and mentally in prison, until he finally was persecuted to death.

Wei Jingsheng: "Preaching" from the Overseas Democrats Is Very Important

Wei Jingsheng, winner of the first Chinese Democracy Education Foundation award, came to Los Angeles from Washington DC to participate in the activity. He said although many people question if the democracy movement is able to act from overseas, it is a reality that many people are actually doing "preaching and resolving confusion" from overseas. He said that most people did not dare to say "I oppose the Communist Party" 30 years ago, but now most Chinese think that a society without the Communist regime must be better than a Communist dictatorial regime.

Wei Jingsheng said that because we are overseas, we have the conditions and opportunities to speak for the democrats inside China and to make their voices heard. Wei said that the voices in China are first transmitted overseas, then the democrats overseas "feed these exported voices back to the whole China". He said that "democracy" is a fundamental work, while education is not just a school, but also a real tool to truly spread the message to let people feel democracy and freedom in their lives. Wei Jingsheng said: "Without freedom, there will be suffering; without democracy, our rights will be denied. China needs 'the rule of law' that benefits everyone, not the 'rule by law of the Communist' that the Communist regime uses to confine people."

Cheng Xiang, a veteran journalist from Hong Kong who was accused of "suspected espionage" by the Communist regime and jailed for 5 years, also presented at the event that day. Other attendants included a number of awardees of the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation and their families. Jin Bianling, wife of Jiang Tianyong, and Wang Yanfang, wife of Tang Jingling said that they hope society will pay wide attention to the fact that Chinese human rights lawyers have been subjected to illegal sentences by the Communist regime and help to rescue these victimized 709 lawyers.

Fang Zheng said that over many years, the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation has also overcome many different difficulties. This time, it moved its activities from San Francisco to Los Angeles because there are many friends in Los Angeles who continually support democratic activities in China. Some of the key personnel of both organizations are also in Los Angeles.

Humanitarian China Practices the Bottom Line of Humanity

Ge Xun, the former president of Humanitarian China, said: "Humanity is the most basic bottom line." When the Chinese Communists lack the bottom line of humanity through ways of freezing the resident registrations of democrats and making their families lose their financial resources in an attempt to starve their children, Humanitarian China transfers money to China from their overseas relations, so that these democrats have the money to buy milk powder for their children. Humanitarian China pressured the Chinese communists through overseas fundraising and public opinion to help these democrats inside of China.

Zhou Fengsuo, the present president of Humanitarian China, said because of limited resources, for many years it has been relying on the support and solidarity of friends who support Chinese democracy to enable many people who share the same experience as Fang Zheng to continue their normal life in the USA. Continuing its work for democracy and help the children of the Chinese democrats who are suffering in China, is the goal of Humanitarian China.

Editor: Li Xin

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Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A1071-W708

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A1071-W708

Release Date: December 17, 2017

发布日：2017年12月17日

Topic: On International Human Rights Day, Democracy Activists Called for Freedom in China (Reported by the Epoch Times)

标题：国际人权日，民运人士呼吁中国自由(大纪元报道)

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国际人权日民运人士呼吁中国自由

【大纪元2017年12月12日讯】（大纪元记者徐绣惠洛杉矶报导）12月10日国际人权日，两百余名关心、支持中国民主的自由人士齐聚洛杉矶，参与中国民主教育基金会第31届颁奖礼暨人道中国10周年纪念活动。

黄琦、杨天水获杰出民主人士奖

第31届杰出民主人士奖，由"六四天网"网站创办人黄琦与大陆异议人士、独立中文笔会会员杨天水共同获得。因黄琦遭中共迫害仍深陷囹圄，所以由中国民主党全国联合总部主席汪岷代其领奖。汪岷表示，他在台湾做广播节目时，透过连线认识了黄琦。他认为黄琦在坐牢时，仍让"天网"正常运作，在四川凝聚了一群关心中国民主的人，并为中国言论自由做出贡献，让人钦佩。

“中国民主教育基金会”会长方政表示，基金会于1985年创立于旧金山，1986年开始每年颁奖给个人或活动，奖励他们对促进中国民主法治、维护人权自由的杰出贡献。

另一名获奖者杨天水因脑癌不治，不幸于11月7日逝世。杨天水遭中共当局囚禁累计近21年，其离世距刑满仅剩下月余，由于获保外就医不到3个月，因此亦有人质疑"保外就医"变"死亡通知"，是中共当局"故伎重演"，让杨天水在狱中身心饱受折磨，最后遭迫害致死。

魏京生：海外民运"传道解惑"很重要

第一届"中国民主教育基金会"获奖人魏京生远从华盛顿前来洛杉矶参与活动。他表示，尽管很多人质疑民运在海外没有作为，但事实上很多人在海外做"传道解惑"的工作。他说，三十年前大多数人都不敢说"反对共产党"，但现在大部分的中国人都觉得没有共产党一定比有共产党好。

魏京生说，因为在海外，所以才有条件与机会替国内的民主斗士发声；先将中国内部的声音传到国际上，再透过海外将民主的声音"出口转内销"。他表示，"民主"是一个基础性的工作，教育不只是办学校而已，而是真正的传播讯息，让人们在生活中感受民主、自由。魏京生说："没有自由很难受，没有民主，自己的权利会被剥夺。中国需要有让每个人都受益的'法制'，而不是共产党用来管人的'法治'。"

12月10日，曾被中共指控“涉嫌间谍罪”判监5年的香港资深媒体人程翔也到场参与当天的活动，其他出席者还有多位“中国民主教育基金会”得奖人或其家属。江天勇妻子金变玲与唐荆陵妻子汪艳芳表示，希望社会广泛关注中国人权律师遭受中共非法判刑的事实，协助营救709受害律师。

方政表示，"中国民主教育基金会"多年来面临也克服了许多不同的困难；此次将活动从旧金山移师洛杉矶，是因为洛杉矶许多朋友持续支持中国民主活动，两个组织的部分主要工作人员也都在洛杉矶。

“人道中国”实践人性底线

“人道中国”前主席葛洵说：“人道是最基本的底线。”当中共毫无人性底线，冻结民主人士的户口，让他们全家失去经济来源，企图饿死孩子时；“人道中国”透过海外关系，将钱辗转送到中国，让这些小孩有钱买奶粉。“人道中国”透过海外募捐资金及舆论向中共施压，帮助国内民主人士。

“人道中国”主席周锋锁表示，因为资源有限，多年来靠支持中国民主的朋友们的坚守与支持，让许多和方政有同样遭遇的人能在美国正常生活，继续为民主出力，让那些在中国受苦的民运人士之子有一个家园，这是“人道中国”致力的目标。◇

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