Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A1434-W1034
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A1434-W1034
Release Date: December 5, 2021
发布日：2021年12月5日
Topic: Announcement of Wei Jingsheng Foundation's 18th Annual "Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" Award
标题：魏京生基金会第十八届"魏京生中国民主斗士奖"公告
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Announcement of Wei Jingsheng Foundation's 18th Annual "Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" Award
December 5, 2021
Since 2004, the Wei Jingsheng Foundation has awarded the "Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" every year on December
5th. In the last 17 years the awarding
of this prize has had reverberations around the world. The people persisting in the fight for
democracy and freedom in China, who are at any moment in life-threatening
danger, have thus been encouraged and consoled.
As can be expected, those who nominate a candidate believe the person
they have nominated has made a great contribution to the cause of Chinese
democracy and freedom. Nominating
someone in and of itself is a way to commend all champions of democracy,
including those unknown, untiring democracy heroes who do not concern
themselves with fame and fortune. We
have great respect for their strength of spirit and the sacrifices they have
made. For this year, we received
excellent recommendations. The three
final candidates selected this year are all very outstanding, so that selecting
a winner from them has become a challenge to the award judging committee.
During the years since Xi Jinping came to power, China's human rights
situation has been deteriorating day by day.
The speech and rights protection of the Chinese people have been further
suppressed. The freedom of ethnic minorities
is further deprived. Now even the middle
and upper class people who were loyal to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
can't escape the fate of being exploited.
The entire people and even the high-ranking CCP officials are confined
to a mental state of being angry but do not dare to speak. The life of ordinary Chinese is even more
difficult. With more than 40% of the
population struggling to survive with a monthly income of less than 1,000 RMB
and 70% of the population having a monthly income of less than 2,000 RMB, every
Chinese has to bear the soaring inflation.
At the same time, the CCP has implemented its wolf warrior diplomacy
overseas, causing the international community to strike back, which further
pushes China into difficulties both domestically and internationally.
During this difficult time, many people are disappointed, even some
pro-democracy activists who have struggled for many years are depressed, and
even feel that there was no light at the end of the tunnel. However, the emergence of young and fearless
warriors make us more convinced that the Chinese people are awaking -- their
willingness and determination to fight for democracy and freedom, especially
freedom of speech, are no less than was true of the older generations. Under the impetus of Xi Jinping, the unscrupulous
chief accelerator for the coming collapse of the CCP, as the international
community finally awakens and is no longer fooled by the CCP’s
large-scale propaganda overseas and the work of its united front, and abandons
its appeasement policy, the dawn of China’s democracy
and freedom is right in front of us with our hard work. This is exactly what the annual "Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" wants to support and to
encourage.
Today, the judging committee of the "Wei Jingsheng Chinese
Democracy Champion Prize" announces that the winner of this year's
"Wei Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" is Ms. Zhang
Zhan. This year, she has been nominated
several times by different friends, and is the most nominated candidate among this
year's other candidates. Not only is she
the first woman to be awarded the "Wei Jingsheng Chinese Democracy
Champion Prize", but she is also the youngest among all the "Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" winners over the past 18
years.
Zhang Zhan was born on September 2, 1983. She is from Xianyang,
Shaanxi. She is a citizen journalist and
a Christian. After obtaining a
bachelor's degree in insurance and a master's degree in finance from
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Zhang Zhan went to Shanghai
as a talent introduced in 2010. She used
to work as a lawyer, but after she participated in rights defending activities
and participated in the signature drive to amend the Lawyers Management
Measures, her lawyer's practice license was suspended. In February 2020, Zhang Zhan went to Wuhan as
a citizen journalist to follow up and report on the new Wuhan pneumonia
epidemic caused by the new corona virus.
As a result, she was arrested by the CCP in May of the same year and was
later sentenced to 4 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking
trouble." She is currently serving
her sentence in Shanghai Women's Prison.
A person who is familiar with her case disclosed that Zhang Zhan was on
a hunger strike in the detention center and was force fed. She has been in very poor health. Later, she was subjected to torture such as
forced intubation, fetters, and 24-hour restraint belts. In an interview with the media, the lawyer
said that Zhang Zhan may “unable to get out of the jail
wall alive”.
After Zhang Zhan was sentenced, she still refused to plead guilty,
refused to eat normally, and determined to continue to protest. She said: "Eating shows that I admit
that I am a criminal being held here."
When the CCP and its media concealed the spread of this CCP virus,
especially when it harms the health and interests of the people, it is the
outstanding citizen journalists such as Zhang Zhan who stepped forward to
investigate and report in Wuhan. Without
such efforts, the outside world cannot know the truth, nor can it be effective
in self-defense. However, the price of letting the public know the truth is that Zhang
Zhan herself has lost her own freedom and even her own health. A free and healthy society will not punish a
courageous warrior who fights for freedom and health. Every individual who loves freedom and health
should also give back to a warrior like Zhang Zhan who fights for freedom and
health for the others.
In an interview with reporters, Zhang Zhan said: "The problem in
this country is a problem of its system.
I think we should be brave and insist.
Freedom is never free and I hope this country will change." Zhang Zhan also said: "The national
security police said that I attacked this system. I think it is impossible for me to stop this
kind of attack because the crimes of this country have never stopped. When I see more and more people living in
lies and disasters, if speaking for my own survival is even a crime, then I can’t stop speaking."
Zhang Zhan's statements are loud and deafening. She had not only expressed her deep
understanding of the CCP system, but also expressed her determination to
support justice and dare to pay the price.
At the time when the CCP strongly blocked information about the CCP
virus, what Zhang Zhan brought to the world was not only the truth that was
extremely difficult to investigate, but also her act of spreading the truth
with the courage to be responsible to all mankind. Her deeds, her steadfastness and unyielding
nature have set an example for the Chinese people, and even more for Chinese
women who pursue equality between men and women. Zhang Zhan used her words and deeds to
illustrate that democracy and freedom are not only the ideals and goals pursued
and dedicated by men, but also by women in China.
This year's award to Ms. Zhang Zhan is also an award for all those who
exposed the CCP virus and the Wuhan pneumonia caused by this virus. It is a condolence to the people who have
been suffering due to the CCP virus, especially the millions of lives who have
died due to this virus. Because of Zhang
Zhan, people have learned some truths, and those of us who are still alive are
more grateful. Because of Zhang Zhan,
Chinese women once again appear on the world stage as positive heroes. Zhang Zhan’s bravery
attacked the CCP’s criminal system and also knocked on
the conscience of all of us. In the
court, Zhang Zhan said to the presiding judge: "When you pushed me to this
defender position, does not your conscience tell you that this is
wrong?" Conscience and faith are not
just the source of her courage for her to uncover and reveal the truth, they are also the most basic cornerstone for us to
build a democratic and free China in the future.
We believe that with the joint efforts of everyone, Zhang Zhan's
personal sacrifices, conscience and faith are like seeds and will grow day by
day until the dictatorship of the Chinese Communist regime is overthrown, and a
democratic and free new China is established!
The total prize money collected this time is two thousand U.S. dollars
(US $2,000.00). The people who donated
have donated their enthusiasm and belief in Chinese democracy, and we would
like to express our heartfelt gratitude to them. In addition, we would also like to express
our gratitude to all the friends who participated in the nomination of the 18th
"Wei Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Award". Thank you for your consistent support and
encouragement over all these years.
Wei Jingsheng Foundation "Wei Jingsheng Democracy Champion
Prize" Judging Committee:
HUANG Ciping, CHEN Xingyu, LIU Jijie, CHEN Bangzheng (signed)
The photo of Ms. Zhang Zhan:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2021/newsletters2021-4/ZhangZ211205photo.jpg
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Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A1434-W1034
魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A1434-W1034
Release Date: December 5, 2021
发布日：2021年12月5日
Topic: Announcement of Wei Jingsheng Foundation's 18th Annual "Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize" Award
标题：魏京生基金会第十八届"魏京生中国民主斗士奖"公告
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魏京生基金会第十八届"魏京生中国民主斗士奖"公告
2004年以来，每年的12月5日，是魏京生基金会颁发"魏京生中国民主斗士奖"的日子。过去十七次的颁奖在世界范围引起了很大的反响，给予正在中国为民主与自由坚持奋斗、随时都有危险的人们，巨大的鼓励与支持。
毫无疑义，被提名人为中国的民主和自由做出了卓越的贡献。提名本身就是对所有民主斗士，包括那些默默无闻、坚持不懈、不计名利的勇士们的牺牲精神的赞扬。和往年一样，今年我们也收出色的推荐。今年最后入选的三名候选人，都是非常优秀的人物，以致从中选出一位获奖者成了对本评奖委员会的挑战。
习近平执政这些年，中国的人权状况日益倒退。中国老百姓的言论与维权遭到更进一步的打压。少数民族的自由被进一步地剥夺。现在连时时向中共表忠心的中产阶级乃至大款都逃脱不了被割韭菜的命运。全体人民甚至中共高官都限于敢怒却不敢言的精神状态。一般中国老百姓生活更是艰难，40%多的人口在每月不到1000人民币的收入中艰难生存，70%的人口每月只有不到2000人民币的收入，大家还要承受物价的飞涨。与此同时，中共又在海外实行战狼外交，引起国际社会的人人喊打，进一步把中国带入内外交困的环境。
在这万马齐喑的日子里，许多人失望了，连奋斗多年的一些民运人士也犹豫了，甚至觉得看不到曙光了。然而，年轻无畏的勇士的出现使得我们更坚信全民已经觉醒--他们争取民主自由，尤其是言论自由的意愿与决心一点也不比老一代人差。在习近平这个胡作非为的中共崩溃总加速师的推动下，在国际社会终于觉醒，不再为中共的大外宣与统战所迷惑，并放弃其绥靖政策之时，中国民主自由的曙光就在我们共同努力的前方。这也是年年颁发的"魏京生中国民主斗士奖"所希望支持与鼓励的。
今天，"魏京生中国民主斗士奖"评委会宣布今年"魏京生中国民主斗士奖"的获得者为张展女士。今年她被不同的朋友提名多次，是今年的候选人中被提名次数最多的人选。她不仅是"魏京生中国民主斗士奖"首次颁发给的一位女性，也是18年来历届获奖者中最年轻的一位。
张展出生于1983年9月2日。她是陕西咸阳人，公民记者，基督徒。在获得西南财经大学保险学本科，金融学硕士后，张展于2010年作为人才引进上海。她曾任律师，却因参加维权活动并参与修订律师管理办法的签名活动，而被注销律师执业证。张展在2020年2月起以公民记者身份，前往武汉追踪报导新冠肺炎疫情，因此在同年5月遭中共抓捕，后被以「寻衅滋事罪」判刑4年。目前，她在上海女子监狱服刑。
知情人士透露，张展在看守所绝食抗议，遭到强制灌食，身体状况极差。之后更遭到强制插管灌食、上脚镣、24小时戴约束带等酷刑。律师接受媒体采访时说，张展可能“无法活着走出高墙”。张展被判刑后，依然拒绝认罪，拒绝正常进食，决意持续抗议。她说：「吃饭表示我承认我是一个被关押在这里的罪犯。」
在中共及其媒体隐瞒掩盖中共病毒的发展散布，尤其是损害老百姓健康与利益之时，是优秀的公民记者如张展挺身而出，亲赴武汉调查报道。没有这样的努力，外界就无法知道真相，也无法进行有效的自我防御。然而，让公众得知真相的代价，却是张展本人失去了自由，乃至健康。一个自由健康的社会，不会惩罚一个争取自由健康的勇士。每个热爱自由与健康的个人，也都应回报像张展这样为大众争取自由与健康的勇士。
张展在接受记者采访时说：“这个国家的问题是制度的问题，我觉得应该勇敢下去，应该坚持下去，自由从来不是免费的，我希望这个国家改变。”张展还说：“国保说我攻击这个制度，我觉得我不可能停止（这种攻击），因为这个国家的罪恶从来没有停止过。当我越来越看到人们生活在谎言和灾难里的时候，如果为自己的生存发声也是犯罪的话，那我就没有办法停止（发声）。”
张展的话震耳欲聋。这不仅仅表述了她对中共体制的深刻认识，也表达了她支持正义并敢于付出代价的决心。在中共对有关中共病毒的信息全面强力封锁之时，张展给世界带来的不仅仅是极其不易调查到的真相，更是她怀着对全人类负责的勇气将真相传播的行为。她的所作作为，她的坚贞不屈，给中国人民建立了榜样，更是追求男女平等的中国妇女的榜样。张展以自己的言行说明民主自由不仅仅是男人追求与为之献身的理想与事业，女人也一样。
今年对张展女士的奖励，也是对所有揭露中共病毒及造成的武汉肺炎等疾病的人们的奖励，是对全球被中共病毒折磨的人们尤其是因此死亡了的数百万计生命的哀悼。因为张展，人们了解到一些真相，我们这些还活着的人更怀感激之心。因为张展，中国妇女以正面的英雄形象再次出现在世界的舞台上。张展的勇敢抨击着中共的罪恶制度，也叩响我们大家的良心。在法庭上，张展对审判长说：“你不觉得你把我推上被告席，你的良心会告诉你这是错误的吗？”良心与信念，不仅仅是她揭示真相时勇气的来源，也是我们未来建设一个民主自由的中国最起码的基石。
我们相信，在大家共同的努力之下，在张展的个人牺牲中，良心与信念如种子，会日益成长壮大，直到推翻中共独裁专制，建立民主自由的新中国！
这次汇集的奖金总额为两千美元整（US $2,000.00）。捐款的人们捐出的是他们对中国民主的热情和信念，在此我们表示衷心感谢。此外，我们也向第十八届"魏京生中国民主斗士奖"参与提名的所有朋友表示谢意。感谢您们多年来长期的支持和鼓励。
魏京生基金会"魏京生中国民主斗士奖"评委会
黄慈萍，陈兴宇，刘继杰，陈邦铮（签署）
2021年12月5日
张展女士的照片：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2021/newsletters2021-4/ZhangZ211205photo.jpg
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