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Date: November 24, 2007
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99 People Signed Recommendation Letter to Recommend members of the Zhejiang
Province Chinese Democratic Party, Qin Yongmin of Hubei Province, and Zhang Lin
of Anhui Province for the 4th Annual "Wei Jingsheng Chinese Democracy
Champion Prize"
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99
People Jointly Signed Recommendation Letter to Recommend members of the
Zhejiang Province Chinese Democratic Party, Qin Yongmin of Hubei Province, and
Zhang Lin of Anhui Province for the 4th Annual "Wei Jingsheng Chinese
Democracy Champion Prize"
Editor's
note:
In
this release, we publish a renewed recommendation letter we received from 99
people. Although the publication
of this nomination does not grant receiving of the prize at the end, we do
consider this publication itself a high praise to the nominees who deserves
it. We wish it served as an
encouragement for our countrymen who work hard for human rights and democracy.
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Nomination
for the Chinese Democracy Champion Prize
Contemporary
Chinese Democracy Heroes: members of the Zhejiang Province Chinese Democratic
Party, democracy activist Qin Yongmin of Hubei Province, and Zhang Lin
democracy activist of Anhui Province.
Esteemed
Wei Jingsheng Foundation, foundation president Mr. Wei Jingsheng, and executive
director Ms. Huang Ciping,
Esteemed
Wei Jingsheng Foundation Chinese Democracy Champion Prize Committee and
committee members:
The
nominations of candidates for the fourth annual Chinese Democracy Champion
Prize has already begun. We are filled with joy to formally recommend to the
committee members of the Zhejiang Province Chinese Democratic Party, democracy
activist Qin Yongmin of Hubei Province, and Zhang Lin democracy activist of
Anhui Province as candidates for this award. In contemporary China's freedom,
democracy and rights defense movement, in Mainland China where people are fervent
about their homeland, thousands upon thousands of fighters for justice have
stepped forward. They take life seriously and do not hesitate to protest and
obstruct the tyranny of the one party rule regardless of personal danger. They
practice what they preach and work to accelerate the progress of freedom,
democracy, and human rights in China.
They
face the lawless, unreasonable, and savage ruling party, but these heroes are
not disheartened in their effort for the better order, rather they dare to accept
the responsibility and bear this hardship. They wipe dry the blood that stains
their skin after being persecuted over and over again and step back on to the
path of establishing a democratic constitutional government. We have no excuse
not to praise their fearlessness, we have no grounds not to speak their names,
we are proud to live with them during this era, and we would never hide them in
shame.
Recipients
of the first annual Chinese Democracy Champion Prize Mr. Hu Shigen and Liu
Xianbin, recipient of the second annual Chinese Democracy Champion Special
Prize Mr. Yu Dongyue and Chinese Democracy Champion Prize awardees Mr. Wu
Yilong and Mr. Chen Xi are undoubtedly some of the most outstanding
representatives of the movement. Today we wholeheartedly recommend the members
of the Zhejiang Democratic Party, as well as Qin Yongmin, and Zhang Lin as some
of the most laudable and outstanding representatives.
Reason
for our Recommendation:
China
is in the midst of a difficult, two thousand year long, transformation toward
democracy. In the march from autocracy toward democracy our steps have been
hesitant, and our policy changes slow, but the trend of the global democratic
movement cannot be reversed. If it one day succeeds in China it will benefit the
Chinese people and all of humanity. The impetus for change comes mostly from
the people. The obstruction to change comes mostly from bureaucrats. The
current active authoritarian system cannot avoid creating serious social crises
that it is incapable of solving. The totalitarian system cannot solve these
problems because the totalitarian system is the cause of these cancers. It can
only give rise to one wave after another, causing civil rights movements to
constantly erupt; furthermore, this has changed the people working for change
to include those within the communist system who want to remove its cancerous
tumors as well as democracy activists working together to promote a spectacular
democracy movement. In the end, this political reform movement will realize the
Chinese people's long-cherished wish for democracy. Inevitably, it will return
the Chinese people to their rightful place in the world.
Without
a doubt, whether or not this democracy movement can succeed as quickly as
possible and with as little cost as possible to society in general, is, to a
great extent, dependent on the forerunners of the movement. On one hand there
is the strategy of the movement, the methods, the appropriate use of strength.
On the other hand there is the question of whether these activists dare to
accept the responsibility, to bear the suffering and sacrifice involved in this
righteous undertaking so as to advance and promote reason and rationality for
humanity. These three we are nominating today have established a powerful
example for others to follow: Mr. Qin Yongmin's democracy work has covered new
ground; Mr. Zhang Lin has taken up the frontline, paving the way for others;
and the Zhejiang Democratic Party member's unwillingness to give in, bravely
facing the dictatorship of the evil party with undaunted spirit-they have set
the standard. For all people they have tirelessly defied brute force, and
despite all setbacks they have seriously taken up the cause of democracy,
freedom, human rights, peace, and reason. These are the sorts of people that we
urgently need more of. Of Chinese citizens currently in prison or released from
prison, Qin Yongmin, Zhang Lin, and the Zhejiang Democratic Party members are
the most worthy heroes of the Chinese Democracy movement.
Zhejiang
Province Democratic Party members: Most recently, some Zhejiang Democratic
Party members were released on parole and some were released after fulfilling
their sentence; they are Mr. Zhu Zhengming, and Mr. Zhu Yufu. At the same time,
Zhejiang Democratic Party members Mr. Chen Shuqing and Mr. Li Hong were
arrested by the Communist party's police. For the Zhejiang Democratic Party it
was two in and two out, they are invariably in and out of the party's prisons,
they have become like repeat customers to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP)
prisons. Like Mr. Wang Rongqing who was once again detained on criminal charges
in August 2006. Beginning in the '80s this sort of thing has happened to him
more than four or five times; in that time period he was also put under house
arrest for six months.
The
Zhejiang Democratic Party members have faced the greatest number of incidents
of imprisonment in Mainland China. This region has been persecuted most
severely, but it is also one of the areas where the democratic consciousness is
strongest, the democratic morale most vigorous, with highest quality of
democracy. Though under pressure from the ruling party, they still continue to
work hard and independently through their operative principles of
"peaceful, reasonable, open, and lawful" to urge the ruling communist
party to change from a lawless revolutionary party to a modern constitutional
party, to push China forward on the course toward democracy and rule of law.
Qin
Yongmin: Qin Yongmin is a man who puts his heart into his work, he works hard
and can take criticism, and he has made strides and brought new successes to
the democracy movement. He is willing to risk his life and is willing to
sacrifice everything he has as a martyr in the democracy movement. He is the
avant-garde, a man willing to put in great personal effort to bring the
democracy movement toward a climax. Without looking back he has selflessly
given his life to the cause of democracy for China. For 27 years he has
dedicated himself despite all setbacks. Up to now he has been detained by the
authorities for 23 years, he has been thrown in jail three times; presently he
is in his 18th year behind bars. He will be in custody for four long years. For
the cause of human rights, freedom and democracy his family was torn apart and
is no longer together, his present situation is extremely challenging, he is
alone and helpless, he is in purgatory silently bearing unthinkable suffering.
Zhang
Lin: Mr. Zhang Lin serves as a link between past and future, a warrior willing
to carve up the path for democracy, he is a freedom fighter willing to give up
everything he has for the motherland. He is the avant-garde, a man willing to
put in great personal effort to bring the democracy movement to a climax. For
the cause of human rights, freedom and democracy Mr. Zhang Lin gave up an
opportunity most people dream of: an opportunity to become a permanent resident
of the U.S. and live a comfortable life abroad with the good opportunities for
personal growth that exist abroad. He instead took the initiative to work for
the needs of the situation in general, to ease the misery in China he chose to
return to hardship. He sacrificed his own freedom to help his 1.35 billion
fellow countrymen win their freedom. Without looking back he has consistently
given 20 years of his life for the cause of democracy in China. His steps have
not faltered despite the setbacks he faced. He has been punished by the
authorities for as many as 14 years and been in jail four times. Presently he is
serving his tenth year behind bars, with three more years in jail ahead of him.
Today he is in prison enduring great torment.
The
selfless and noble character of Qin and Zhang and the Zhejiang Democratic Party
members as well as their unflinching courage and wisdom in the face of death,
their moral courage to despise evil and their dedication despite the danger,
this strength, this warrior spirit, this courage is just what we Chinese people
lack; it is just what we of the democracy movement both in and out of China
need so badly and is what can save us Chinese people as quickly as possible.
For the democracy movement to succeed as quickly as possible this strength is
indispensable. Therefore, we ought to honor and encourage these outstanding
qualities and broad vision.
We
ought to do better in supporting each other, one person for everyone and
everyone for one person. We should treasure our democratic cause and expand our
democracy troops. We are heavy hearted and distressed to see the Zhejiang
Democratic Party members, Qin Yongmin, and Zhang Lin struggling with
hardship... they need attention and concern from the outside world, they need
protection and help, they need encouragement now more than ever before. We
cannot sit by and watch these heroes fight alone and remain indifferent, we cannot
ignore these heroes when they are out of touch and cut off from help, we must
cherish and treasure these heroes. Although they may make the occasional
mistake, or perhaps their temperament is less than ideal, but we of course
cannot hesitate to extend a helping hand to them in their time of need just
because they are still imperfect.
We
are grateful that the Wei Jingsheng Foundation is providing this sort of
concern and encouragement for those who urgently need it. Thus, we
wholeheartedly recommend the committee confer the Chinese Democracy Champion
Prize on these fully deserving Chinese democracy heroes: either Zhejiang
Democratic Party members, or Qin Yongmin, or Zhang Lin. We sincerely hope that
the prize judging committee members vote for one of these three. Thus, we
strongly recommend the Zhejiang Province Democratic Party members, Qin Yongmin,
and Zhang Lin as candidates for the fourth annual Chinese Democracy Champion
Prize.
Achievements
of the Zhejiang Province Democratic Party members: Zhejiang province is known
as China's land of plenty. Economic development in Eastern China made Zhejiang
a well-off region. Those who pursue a comfortable life are completely satisfied
to just live their lives in this plentiful region. But in that area there is a
group of Chinese people with backbone, and they are not satisfied by a
comfortable life, they want to make all Chinese people live with dignity, they
want all of China's common people to live as the Taiwanese do, to live as
upright Chinese citizen. Thus, they braved the greatest danger in 1998 by
establishing and organizing an unprecedented party organization before anyone
else in the nation. Furthermore, after they were suppressed they continued to
hold out and made great effort in persisting with the rights defense movement.
For many years now they have, through different means and methods, actively
joined in the human rights and democracy movement. They have given the Chinese
people a model to follow, and to those Chinese who are lost in the fog, they
have pointed toward a China of the future. Especially in specific tasks of
establishing democratic politics, in the last few years they have actively
joined the call to release political prisoners, accelerate the establishment of
rule by law, and they have joined workers and farmers in a high tide of rights
defense projects. Dozens of Zhejiang Democratic Party members have for a long
time publicly joined in democratic political activities. Zhejiang is the
province where the most people participate in the democracy movement in all of
China; they are a sight to behold in the face of the communist party's abuse of
power--but it is also a place where the persecution has been the greatest.
Through
history many of Zhejiang's freedom fighters, and many present Zhejiang
Democratic Party members have performed outstandingly during this new era of a
rising constitutional politics. Other than the well known Wang Youcai and Wu
Yilong, there is also Zhu Zhengming who drafted the first version of the
"China Democratic Party Constitution." Mr. Zhu Zhengming is the most
prominent of the Zhejiang Province Democratic Party organizers; he was recently
released on parole. For a long time he has given himself completely to the
cause of Chinese Democracy, as well as the book he authored Democratic
Politics. In this book he explains complicated theories of democratic rule of
law and he provides a practical summary in simple terms, he uses easy to
understand language to spread it among democracy activists. Zhu Zhengming has
also written articles titled "Discussions with public and national
security police," and "Tolerating those who hold different views is a
quality that modern society, politicians, and political activists must
have." Because Zhu Zhengming suffered extensively at the hands of the
police while serving his sentence at the Zhejiang Number Two Prison, and
because he worked producing products in an unhealthy environment while in
prison and was forced to do heavy physical labor, and further because of
long-term malnutrition his health has suffered serious damage. Especially his
knees and shoulders, as soon as the weather gets cold and wet they begin to
hurt unbearably. His body needs to recover, and he needs to be looked after.
Another
is the founder of the Zhejiang Democratic Party, Mr. Zhu Yufu. He recently
finished serving his sentence and was released from Zhejiang Province Number
Six Prison (Qiaosi Prison). In prison Mr. Zhu Yufu suffered seven years of
inhumane torture. In his words, "it is too painful to recall," he
narrowly escaped death, as if he crawled out of hell. While in prison he
suffered all sorts of torture, he has long suffered the violence of the
dictatorship. Now, he almost cannot walk with his legs; for many years he did
not see the sun, and his eardrums were smashed from beatings. As early as 1978
Zhu Yufu became the sponsor of the Democracy Wall Movement of Hangzhou. In 1979
he organized and was elected as the person in charge for the monthly edition of
Hangzhou's popular periodical "May 4th." He also helped lead the
Hangzhou Democracy Wall movement. In 1983 he was subpoenaed by local
authorities and his home was searched. In 1989 after he supported the student
movement he was again subpoenaed and his home was searched. This time four of
his relatives' home's were also searched: his mother's, his wife's parent's,
his wife's brother's and his sister's. After being locked up for 27 days he was
dismissed from his job and demoted to the reception office. In June of 1998 he
actively joined in the preparations to start a democratic party. After the
Zhejiang preparatory committee was established on June 25th, on June 30th he
went out to pass out "Public Declaration of the establishment of the
Zhejiang Chinese Democratic Party preparatory committee" and was then
detained by the police for 48 hours. On July 10th of 1998, his home was
searched, and many of the "Public Declarations" were confiscated
along with his computer, printer and others. He was then detained for ten days
after which he was kept under house arrest for fifty days. On November 8th he
was elected to become the Zhejiang Democratic Party Preparatory Committee
secretary general for the routine business work group and a member of the
national preparatory committee as well. In 1999 he was arrested by the Hangzhou
Public Security Bureau and sentenced to seven years in prison for
"conspiring to overturn the government." Right now Mr. Zhu Yufu faces
the problem of how to survive from here on out. If Mr. Zhu Yufu had depended on
his smarts and skill with money he could have grown rich and become the
wealthiest man in this well-off region, but Mr. Zhu Yufu chose a life filled
with hardship, he chose to pioneer the effort for a constitutional democratic
government. He is one of the Zhejiang Democratic Party members who needs
support and care now.
There
are also Zhejiang Province Democratic Party members Mr. Wang Rongqing, Mr. Chen
Shuqing, Mr. Li Hong who are all worthy of our attention and concern. The
Zhejiang Province Democratic Party members are a team of people worthy of our
support and study of their methods. This team includes: Wang Donghai, Xu Guang,
Shan Chengfeng, Lv Gengsong, Chi Jianwei, Wang Fuhua, Yu Tielong, Lou Yugen, Wu
Yuanming, Yang Jianming, He Zhongming, Zhou Junyi, Xiao Libin, Qi Huimin, Wei
Guoping, Zhang Yida, Su Huibin, Gao Haibing, Wang Zhejun, Gao Yeju, Lin Hui,
and others. They have been continuously fighting on the frontline against the
ruling government.
Achievements
Qin Yongmin: Now 53 years of age, and living in Wuhan, Qin Yongmin previously
worked at a steel factory. Blessed with talent, Qin Yongmin began to concern
himself with national affairs from the age of 17. He was China's youngest and
most outstanding talent to realize the need for change and throw himself
completely into the democracy movement. He is one who has covered new ground in
the democracy movement and won great praise from fellow activists. He has the
honorary title of "repeat life risker" and is a mainstay of the Chinese
democracy movement, a rarely talented leader in the Democracy Movement. Without
a second thought he has selflessly given his life to the cause of democracy for
China. For 27 years he has dedicated himself despite all setbacks, up to now he
has been detained by the authorities for up to 23 years, he has been thrown in
jail three times; presently he is in his 18th year behind bars, with four more
long years ahead of him.
As
early as 1978 and 1979 during the time of the Democracy Wall, Qin Yongmin began
publishing an independent periodical, "The Sounding Bell" in Wuhan to
spread democratic ideals and to stimulate people to think. Further, in Hankou
he posted big character posters to publicly challenge Mao Zedong's mistakes. In
1981 he was arrested and then later charged for what he had said and through
abuse of the law he was sentenced to seven years for "spreading and
inciting counter-revolutionary fervor." After serving his seven-year
sentence he was released from prison, but Qin Yongmin continued to actively
take part in the freedom and democracy movement. In 1993 he drafted and
cosigned a letter along with Beijing's Liu Nianchun, Li Hai, Shanghai's Yang
Zhou and five other people calling on the government to institute democratic
reforms and calling on all people to work together to establish a democratic
"Peace Charter" declaration and an independent people's democratic
organization. In addition, he also held a public democracy salon at a park in
Wuhan. Near the end of 1993 he was again arrested for what he said, and through
a gross perversion of the law charged with "disturbing the public
order." Without trial or sentencing he was sent to reeducation through
labor for three years. After fulfilling his three-year sentence he was
released, but Qin Yongmin did not change his democratic intentions, his
dedication was even firmer and he was even more active in the freedom and
democracy movement. In early 1998 he and Xu Wenli of Beijing joined together to
initiate the "Democracy Wall in the Air" movement, to resuscitate and
expand the democracy movement. In the spring and summer of the same year he
established and sponsored China Human Rights Observer to spread concepts of
democracy and human rights among Chinese people and to publish impartial
information about the human rights situation in China for the outside world. At
that time he was also wrote over a million characters for the publication about
human rights and human rights concepts. Half a year before he was arrested he
published more than three hundred issues of the publication electronically. In
the summer and fall of the 1998 he actively participated in the Chinese
Democratic Party's National party movement. He is the main founder and leader
of the Chinese Democratic Party's Wuhan branch. He is also an important founder
and leader within the National Chinese Democratic Party. In the spring of 1999
Qin Yongmin was elected to serve as one of four Chairman of Daily Affairs by
the Chinese Democratic Party's coalition headquarters. Toward the end of 1998
he was once again arrested for what he said, involvement in democratic party
activities was warped into "treason" and he was sentenced for 12
years. Presently he is serving time at Hubei, Wuhan Hanyang Prison.
Long-term
imprisonment has already caused Qin Yongmin's family to fall apart. Because of
these ruthless attacks on the family one after another, his loving wife has
nearly had a mental breakdown; unable to endure she was forced to divorce him
and leave with their child. His poor hard working old mother was devastated by
his arrest and died unexpectedly that very day when he was arrested at the end
of 1998. His poor old father, battling severe illness, awaited eagerly for his
release, yet died on February 27, 2006. What is most grieving is that from early
January 2006 his father became critically ill until he died on February 27, he
was not able to see his son even once because the local authorities refused to
release Qin Yongmin to visit his father. Today, long-term imprisonment has
already caused Qin Yongmin almost blind, and his gastric ulcer, because it has
not been treated, has become an increasingly serious illness; day and night it
torments him, engulfing him in pain. The second time that he was imprisoned he
suffered from illegal persecution and inhuman violence from other inmates with
the tacit consent or even encouragement of the prison guards---those beatings
left him permanently handicapped.
Achievements
of Zhang Lin: Mr. Zhang Lin is 44 this year and is from Bengbu of Anhui
Province. The erudite, brave, and wise Zhang Lin is one of the most affable and
capable organizers within the Chinese democracy movement. He is a brave and
resourceful freedom fighter who has won the praise of his fellow democracy
activists. He is a mainstay of the domestic democracy movement and a rarely
talented leader. Without a second thought he has given his life to the cause of
democracy in China consistently for twenty years. The authorities have been
punishing him for fourteen years of sentences, he has been in jail four times
and right now he is enduring his tenth year behind bars, with three more years
ahead of him. At the time of the 1979 Democracy Wall movement Zhang Lin had
just been accepted to Qinghua University. While at the university he came to
know a group of some of the earliest democracy activists and took in modern
Western democratic thinking and human rights ideals. From then on he became a
believer in democracy and step-by-step joined the democracy movement in the
effort to transform China for the benefit of the Chinese people.
In
1986 Zhang Lin tried to secretly flee to Hong Kong for freedom, but he failed
and was taken in by the Guangzhou authorities and sent to do three months of
labor on a reform through labor team. He was astonished by the lack of justice
on the reform through labor team; and from this he understood even more clearly
how urgently democracy, freedom and human rights were needed to save China from
this misery. After he was released he began to get involved in the underground
democracy movements in Anhui, Hainan, and Yunnan. During this time period he
organized and established the "Cloud Dream Salon," the "Hainan
Youth Organization," the "Chinese-Burmese Freedom Fighters," and
the "Chinese Democratic Party" and other underground democratic
minded groups. Although these groups did not last long, this special experience
helped him gain precious practical experience for his future work in the
democracy movement.
In
1988 Zhang Lin went to Beijing University to make connections with people like
Wang Dan, Yang Tao, Shen Tong and to discuss the democracy movement and other
matters. In the Spring and Summer of 1989, during the height of the democracy
movement Zhang Lin was in Anhui coordinating and successively establishing the
"Future Studies Association, Anhui Branch," the "The Independent
Student Federation," and the "Independent Workers Federation,"
as well as the "Hunger Strike Team," and the "Dare to Die
Corps" and such groups, total of five student and worker organizations.
That year on June 8 he was arrested by the authorities and through perversion
of the law charged with "propagating and inciting counterrevolutionary
behavior" and he was sentenced to two years of imprisonment and one year
without political rights.
After
he was released in 1991 Zhang Lin continued to get involved in the democracy
movement. He successively organized numerous underground democratic
organizations and assumed the post of national liaison for the "Alliance
to Guarantee Chinese Laborer's Rights," an organization led and organized
by Beijing's Liu Nianchun. On May 26, 1994 he was arrested in a suburb of
Beijing and was consequently sent back to Anhui Province and then without a
trial he was imprisoned for three years of reeducation through labor.
After
fulfilling his labor sentence he was released in the summer of 1997; Zhang Lin
then obtained a visa to travel to the U.S. While in the U.S. he was very active
in participating in the overseas democracy movement. At the end of October
1998, at the time when the China Democratic Party formation movement was at its
height, Zhang Lin and Wei Quanbao traveled together from the U.S. to Hong Kong
and then secretly snuck back into China in order to support the party formation
movement and push forward the cause of the democracy movement. In Guangzhou
their identities were accidentally revealed and the next day they were arrested
by the communist Chinese authorities. Soon after they were sentenced without
trial to imprisonment for three years of reeducation through labor at the
Guangdong Number 1 Labor Reform Center.
After
completing his labor sentence he was released in 2001. Zhang Lin returned to
his home of Bengbu in Anhui Province and decided to work to spread democratic
thinking. He hoped to continue to participate in the democracy movement by
writing articles to inspire and instruct people about freedom. In recent years
he has written hundreds of thousands of characters worth of political essays,
he has spared no effort and worked in secret to foster and press forward to
bring the democracy movement to a climax. He has done much foundational and
organizational work.
On
January 27, 2005 Zhang Lin traveled to Beijing to attend a memorial for Zhao
Ziyang, but he was prevented from attending. While traveling home on January 29
he was detained by the police at the Bengbu train station. He was then
arrested, tried, and accused by the authorities of publishing a number of
political essays abroad on the Internet as well as commentary from an interview
with foreign media. He was charged with "inciting others to overturn the
government" and sentenced to five years in prison with political rights
stripped for four years. Presently, he is detained at the Bengbu Prison. From
September to October of 2005 he went on hunger strike for nearly fifty days to
protest and denounce this literary inquisition.
In
view of the above-mentioned moving achievements, we heartily recommend the
Zhejiang Province Democratic Party members, as well as Qin Yongmin, and Zhang
Lin as candidates for the fourth annual Chinese Democracy Champion Prize. We
also earnestly call on the committee and prize committee members to vote for
one of these three for this year's prize.
We
respectfully request the committee consider them as candidates.
There
are still many other Mainland Chinese democracy activists, for now we cannot
speak of all of them. If after the committee's consideration and selection a
different champion receives the prize, we will equally and enthusiastically
congratulate the winner.
Thank
you. We hereby extend our salutations!
Signed:
Lin
Mu (Shaanxi), Chen Xi (Guixhou), Wang Youcai (U.S.), Zhao Xin (Beijing), Chen
Guojing (Hunan) Chen Shaowen (Hunan) Liao Shihua (Hunan), Liu Jianan (Hunan),
Nie Xiong (Hunan), Peng Guodong (Hunan), Peng Xingjian (Hunan), Xie Changfa
(Hunan) Xu Hong (Hunan), Yao Xiaozhou (Hunan), Yu Zhijian (Hunan), Zhang Fan
(Hunan), Zhang Jingsheng (Hunan) Zhou Dajue (Hunan), Zhou Zhirong (Hunan), Wang
Yiliang (U.S.), Che Hongnian (Shandong), Wang Fengshan (Gansu), Chen Xiaochang
(Ningxia), Dai Xuewu (Shanghai), Wang Tingjin (Anhui), Li Guotao (Shanghai),
Chen Yangchao (Denmark), Xu Wenli (U.S.), Yang Zi (U.S.), Liu Guokai (U.S.),
Jing Wa (U.S.), Zhou Yutian (Thailand), Hu Jia (Beijing), Liu Eran (Henan), Shen
Jizhong (Shanghai), Xu Xiya (Shaanxi), Fu Sheng (Shaan Xi), Zhang Jiankang
(Shaanxi), Yang Hai (Shaanxi), Li Zhiying (Shaanxi), Zheng Baohe (Shaanxi), Ma
Xiaoming (Shaanxi), Tang Zhiping (Shaanxi), Wang Zhongling (Shaanxi), Gao
Junsheng (Shaanxi), Ma Yuzhong (Shaanxi), Xu Jianxiong (Shaanxi), Sun Zhenggang
(Shaanxi), Tian Xiaoming (Dandong), Deng Yongliang (XiAn), Lin Xinshu (Fujian),
Xue Zhenbiao (Guangxi), Li Xiaolong (Guangxi), Li Zhiyou (Guangxi), Yang
Qinheng (Shanghai), Yan Zhengxue (Beijing), Li Yunsheng (Chongqing), Hu
Junxiong (Hubei), Huang Xiaomin (Chengdu), He Yongquan (Shanghai), Zeng Ning
(Guizhou), Lu Yongxiang (Guizhou), Fang Jiahua (Guizhou), Huang Yanming
(Guizhou), Li Renke (Guizhou), Du Heping (Guizhou), Sun Guangquan (Guizhou),
Liao Shuangyuan (Guizhou), Wu Yuqin (Guizhou), Shen Youlian (Guizhou), Wu Yu
(Guizhou), Quan Linzhi (Guizhou), Chen Defu (Guizhou), Zhang Zhongfa (Guizhou),
Ma Guirong (Guizhou), Deng Haoyang (Guizhou), Mao Guoliang (Zhejiang) Chen
Longde (Zhejiang), Wang Donghai (Zhejiang), Wu Gaoxing (Zhejiang), Shan
Chengfeng (Zhejiang), Zou Dayang (Zhejiang), Zhao Wanmin (Zhejiang), Fu Quan
(Zhejiang), Zhang Jinlin (Zhejiang), Jin Xiuyuan (Zhejiang), Fan Ziliang
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99人推荐浙江省中国民主党人、湖北秦永敏、安徽张林为第四届魏京生中国民主斗士奖候选人的联名信
编者按：
我们向大家发布我们收到的一封优秀的推荐信。有关被推荐人在去年已被推荐的基础上被再次推荐。尽管此推荐信的公布并不保证获奖，魏京生基金会认为，此信的本身就是对被推荐人的肯定及对其言行的高度评价，也是对中国大陆民众争取民主自由的鼓励。
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中国民主斗士奖候选人提名：
当代中华民主英雄：浙江省中国民主党人、湖北省民主人士秦永敏、安徽省民主斗士张林
尊敬的魏京生基金会暨魏京生主席、黄慈萍执行主席，
尊敬的魏京生基金会中国民主斗士奖评委暨各评委委员：
贵会第4届中国民主斗士奖候选人提名已经开始，我们高兴而欣喜地特向贵会郑重联名推荐浙江民主党人和湖北秦永敏、安徽张林作为今年的贵奖候选嘉宾。在当代中国可歌可泣威武悲壮前仆后继气吞山河的自由民主维权运动中，大陆中国这块热爱自己家园的土地上，涌现出成千上万的正义之士和优秀群体，他们怀着对生活的认真态度奋不顾身地投入到以手无寸铁的血肉之躯抗议、阻挡专制暴政、身体力行的促进大陆中国的自由民主人权的进步事业中。
面对无法无天不讲理不守规则的野蛮执政党，这些民主义士群体并没有对建立良好的“自生自发的秩序”而悲观失望，而是以敢于担当责任和承担苦难的精神，擦干了身上一次次被迫害受伤的血痕继续踏上构建民主宪政之路。我们没有理由不赞扬他们的大无畏精神，我们没有理由不提起他们的名字，我们为我们的时代拥有他们而自豪，而不会蒙耻。
首届中国民主斗士奖的获得者胡适根和刘贤斌，第二届中国民主斗士特别奖获得者喻东岳和中国民主斗士奖的获得者吴义龙、陈西无疑是其中最杰出的代表之一，今天，我们鼎力举荐的浙江省民主党人和秦永敏、张林也是其中最难能可贵的杰出代表之一。
推荐理由：
中国正处在二千多年以来艰难的民主转型变革之中，从专制迈向民主显得步履踌躇，决策缓慢，但世界民主的大趋势不可逆转，如果一旦成功，必将造福于我中华民族乃至整个人类。变革的动力，主要来自民间。变革的阻力，主要来自特权官僚。当前的现行威权制度不可避免的造成了其本身无法克服的严重社会危机，极权制度医治不了因极权而带来的癌症，势必引起一浪高过一浪，不断暴发的民权运动，并由此升华汇聚成包括中共体制内要割癌瘤的人士和民间民主人士共同参与推动的轰轰烈烈的自由民主人权运动。这场政治改革运动，最终必将实现我中华民族心醉已久的民主夙愿，必将复兴我中华民族在世界中的恰当地位。
毫无疑问，这场伟大的民主运动能否尽快、以社会总体成本尽可能小的方式成功营业，其要点很大程度上是在于先行者们，一方面是运动策略、方式、力度的得当，另一方面是在于他们敢于承担社会责任，承受民族文化制造的苦难和献身于正义事业，与弘扬人类理性的精神……而秦永敏先生的民主拓荒牛精神、张林先生的甘当铺路石、勇往直前的自由战士精神，浙江民主党人的屡战屡败，前仆后继，勇敢面对专政恶党打击陷害的无所畏惧精神，实为全体民族的民主自由人权和平理性不畏强暴不懈奋斗百折不挠踏踏实实做事树立了楷模力量。这种力量正是我们当今亟需大力弘扬的。秦永敏、张林、浙江省民主党人是目前许许多多在狱的或出狱的国民中，当之无愧的当代中华民主英雄杰出人员和群体。
浙江省民主党人：在最近，我们看到浙江省民主党人有假释出狱刑满出狱的，他们是祝正明先生、朱虞夫先生；同时，我们还看到有浙江省民主党人被共党公安逮捕的，他们是陈树庆先生、力
虹先生。浙江省民主党人两进两出，总是徘徊在共产党监狱铁门内外，成了中共牢房中的常客。像王荣清先生，2006年8月又被刑事拘留，从上世纪80年代起，这样的事已经落在王荣清先生身上四五次以上，其中还有被监视居住6个月。浙江省民主党人是大陆中国系牢狱之灾最多，受迫害最深的地区之一，也是群体民主意识最强，民主士气最旺，民主素质最佳的地区之一。即使在强权党的打压下，他们仍然在继续努力以"和平、理性、公开、合法"的行动原则独立自主地督促执政党从无法无天的革命党转变到现代宪政党，堂堂正正地推动着中国大陆的民主法治进程。
秦永敏：秦永敏先生是1头鞠躬尽瘁、任劳任怨的民主拓荒牛，是1个舍死忘生、为了祖国而甘愿牺牲个人一切的民主殉道者，1个为开创民运高潮的到来而献出了自己全部心血的时代推手。他义无反顾献身祖国民运事业，26年如一日，殚精竭虑、百折不挠，迄今已经被当局累计以言治罪22年，身陷牢狱3次，现在正在忍受着第18年的铁窗生涯，还有漫长的4年多监禁，正虎视耽耽等候着他。为了自由民主人权事业，他家破人亡、妻离子散，目前他处境异常艰难，孤苦伶仃，正在炼狱中 默默承受着跨世纪苦难……
张林：张林先生是1个承前启后、甘当民主铺路石的壮士，1个为了祖国而甘愿舍弃个人一切的自由战士，1个为开创民运高潮的到来而献出了自己全部心血的时代推手。为了自由民主人权事业，张林毅然舍弃了世人梦寐以求的、成为美国永久居民的机会和自由舒适的海外生活、以及海外各种个人发展的良好机遇，而主动服从大局需要，为减轻祖国苦难 而毅然选择了个人回归苦难，为帮助13亿5千万同胞获得自由而毅然选择了牺牲个人自由。他义无反顾献身祖国民运事业，20多年如一日，坚强不屈、百折不挠，迄今已经被当局累计治罪14年，身陷牢狱4次，目前正在忍受着第10年的铁窗生涯，还有漫长的3年多监禁，正虎视耽耽等候着他。如今，他正在黑狱中倍受煎熬……
浙江民主党人，以及秦、张2人无私无畏的高贵品质，视死如归的大智大勇，藐视邪恶的道德勇气和奋不顾身的献身精神，这，阳钢之气，这，壮士之魄，这，勇者之风范，正是我中华民族所缺少的，恰是我海内外民运当今所急需的，也是我中华民族可尽快获得自救、我海内外民运可尽快获得成功必不可少的、故而理应尽快表彰尽快鼓励尽快弘扬的优秀品质、优秀气魄、优秀风范。
我们理应更好地一人为人人、人人为一人，珍爱我们的民主事业，壮大我们的民主队伍。耳闻目睹浙江民主党人、秦永敏、张
林正在遭受磨难，我们忧心忡忡、心痛难忍……他们需要外界的关心、爱护、帮助，他们比以往任何时候，都更加需要鼓励。我们不能坐视英雄孤军奋战而无动于衷，我们不能漠视英雄在孤立无援困境下的湮没，我们必须爱惜和珍视英雄。虽然，英雄们有时也会千虑一失，或英雄的性格上常常有待更加完善，但我们当然不能因为英雄们存在这样或那样的不足、而犹豫彷徨于该援手时及时伸出手。
感激和庆幸的是，贵基金会提供了这种急需的关心和鼓励。因此，我们竭诚推荐贵会将本届中国民主斗士奖授予当之无愧的当代中华民主英雄：或浙江省民主党人、或秦永敏、或张林。热诚希望贵会贵奖项评委们在他们之间投上一票。因此，我们鼎力举荐浙江省民主党人和秦永敏、张林作为贵会第4届中国民主斗士奖候选人和团体。
浙江省民主党人事迹概要：浙江省是中国闻名的"鱼米之乡"，东部经济发展先富裕起来的地区，对于追求皮肉生活的人生活在富饶地区是相当满意的。但是，在那里有一群中华的脊梁，他们并不满足于肉体的生活，他们要让每个中国人活出尊严来，他们要让每个普通的大陆人与台湾人一样，做一个堂堂正正的中国公民。于是，他们冒着最大危险在1998年开始了全国前例性的组党社团实践，而且在被镇压后依然坚持不懈，齐心协力坚持维权运动。多年以来，他们以不同形式和方式，积极投入人权与民主活动，为中国大众做表率，给中国民众在迷雾之中指出了中国的未来。尤其是在具体的民主政治建设中，近些年来，他们积极投入到呼吁释放政治犯，促进法治社会建设，参与工人农民的维权工作的波潮中去。浙江的几十名民主党人长期以公开的身份参与民主政治活动，是在全国民主运动中参与人数最多的省份之一，蔚为壮观于专制党的淫威面前，遭受到的迫害同样也是最多。
浙江历史上多义士，当下的浙江中国民主党人在新时代的中华民族的宪政崛起中，同样表现杰出。除了大家知道的王有才、吴义龙外，还有
《中国民主党党章草案》第一版的起草人祝正明先生。祝正明先生是浙江省民主党杰出的组建者之一，日前刚获假释。他长期全身心奉献于中国的民主事业，以的他所著的《民主政治》一书为例，将系统的民主法治理论和实践总结，深入浅出地予以说明，用通俗易懂的流畅语言传播于民主人士之中。祝正明先生还著作有《与公安、国安商榷》、《容忍持不同政见者是现代社会政治家和政治活动家必需的心理素质》等文章。由于祝正明先生在浙江省第二监狱服刑期间曾受尽狱内恶警的欺负、在有毒有害环境下生产劳改产品繁重的体力劳动、长期严重的营养不良影响，已经落下了身体上一定程度的严重损害，尤其是膝关节和肩关节一到阴冷潮湿的日子就会莫名其妙地产生难忍之疼痛，身体需要康复，个人需要关照。
另一位是浙江民主党创办人之一朱虞夫先生，他刚从浙江省第六监狱（乔司监狱）刑满出来，朱虞夫先生在监狱中受到了非人的七年折磨。用他的话说，"不堪回首"，九死一生，从地狱里爬出来的。在狱中，他什么样的酷刑都受过，长期遭受暴力专政。现在，他的两条腿几乎都不会走路，长年晒不到太阳，耳膜也被打破了。朱虞夫先生早在1978年底，就成为杭州民主墙发起人之一。1979年，组建并被选为当时杭州主要民刊《四．五》月刊社负责人，参与领导杭州民主墙运动。1983年：被有关当局传唤、抄家。1989年：声援学运再次被传唤、抄家，并株连4户亲属同时被抄家（母亲、岳家、妹夫、妻舅）。被关押27天后，撤职并下放管传达室。1998年6月，积极投入民主党的筹备工作。6月25日浙江筹委会成立后，于6月30日上街散发《中国民主党浙江筹委会成立公开宣言》被警方关押48小时。"7．10"事件中遭抄家，抄走大量《公开宣言》、电脑、打印机等物；被关押10天，监视居住50天。11月8日被选为中国民主党浙江筹委会常务工作组秘书长，全国筹委会筹委。1999年被杭州公安部门以"颠覆罪"判刑七年。朱虞夫先生现在连以后的生计都成问题。如果凭着朱虞夫先生的聪明财智是可以创造财富成为富裕地区富人之一的，但是，朱虞夫先生选择了一条充满苦难的开拓民主宪政之路。他是浙江民主党中正需要关照和支持的人之一。
还有浙江省的民主党人王荣清先生、陈树庆先生、力虹先生等等人都值得我们大家关注。浙江省民主党人是一个值得我们大家支持和学习的团队。这个团队有王东海、徐
光、单称峰、吕耿松、池建伟、王富华、余铁龙、楼裕根、吴远明、杨建民、贺忠民、周君毅、萧利彬、戚惠民、尉国平、张诒达、苏晖彬、高海兵、王哲军、高烨炬、林辉等等。他们一直公开地战斗在政党政治的最前沿。
民主英雄秦永敏事迹概要：现年53岁、家居武汉、曾经作过钢铁工人、富有才华的秦永敏，自17岁起便关心国事，是我国最早觉悟并全身心投入祖国民运事业的志士英才中的卓越一员，在同道中是有口皆碑的民主拓荒牛，素有“拚命三郎”之誉称，堪称是长江流域民运中流砥柱、中国民运难得的将才。他义无反顾献身祖国民运事业，26年如一日，殚精竭虑、百折不挠，迄今已经被当局累计以言治罪23年，身陷牢狱3次，现在正在忍受着第18年的铁窗生涯，还有漫长的4年多监禁，正虎视耽耽等候着他。
早在1978、1979年民主墙时期，秦永敏便在武汉主办了旨在宣扬传播民主理念、启迪启蒙民智的民间独立民主刊物《钟声》，并在汉口张贴大字报，公开挑战毛泽东的错误。1981年被捕，后被中共当局对此以言入罪、枉法定性为是“反革命宣传煽动罪”处刑7年。7年刑满出狱后，秦永敏继续积极投入自由民主运动。1993年，他起草、并和北京刘念春、李海，上海杨周等8人共同签署发起了旨在呼唤国家政体民主改革、呼唤全民和解同建民主共和的《和平宪章》宣言暨民间独立民主团体，并在武汉的某公园内举办开放型的民主沙龙。同年底，他被中共当局对此以言入罪、枉法定性为是“扰乱社会治安”而不经审判处以收容劳动教养3年。3年期满再次出狱后，秦永敏初衷不改，意志愈坚，更加积极投入了自由民主运动。1998年初，他和北京徐文立等共同发起倡导了旨在复苏壮大民运的“空中民主墙”运动；同年春夏，创建并主办了旨在向国民宣扬传播民主人权理念、向外界公正发布中国人权现状信息的《中国人权观察》刊物暨民间独立人权团体，并为该刊物编写了百万余字的人权信息、人权理念宣传类文章，在被捕前的半年内出版了300多期电子版刊物；同年夏秋，他积极参与了中国民主党全国组党运动，是中国民主党武汉党部主要创建人和领导人之一，也是中国民主党的重要奠基人和领导人之一（1999年春，秦永敏被中国民主党联合总部选举为4个常务主席之一）；同年底，他再次被捕，并被中共当局再次以言入罪、将该组党活动枉法定性为是“颠覆政府罪”而判刑12年，现囚禁于湖北武汉汉阳监狱。
反复的长期关押囚禁，已经使秦永敏家破人亡、妻离子散。他至亲至爱的妻子，在这接踵而至的残酷打击下，几乎精神崩溃，不堪忍受，只好悲伤地和他离婚，携女儿而去；他辛勤操劳一生、可怜的老母亲，在他1998年底被抓的当天，悲伤欲绝，猝然去世；他那可怜的、重病缠身、望眼欲穿的老父亲，在为他日夜担惊受怕的困境中瞌然去世。令人心酸的是，从2006年1月初，他老父亲病危至2月27日病逝，也无法见到牵肠挂肚、日夜思念的儿子一面（因为当局拒绝让秦永敏探望）……如今，长期的囚禁，已经使秦永敏的双眼几乎失明， 还有胃溃疡等因缺医少药、日益严重的疾病，日夜折磨着他、吞噬着他。早在第2次牢狱之灾中，狱中之狱的非法迫害，那些狱警默许、恿、或利用下的刑事犯对他施以的非人暴行，就已经使他落下了终身残疾。
民主英雄张林事迹概要：现年44岁、家居安徽蚌埠、文采斐然、胆识过人的张林，是我国民运事业众多志士英才中最具亲和力和协调组织能力的卓越成员之一，是勇往直前的自由战士，在同道中是有口皆碑的智勇双全的勇士、壮士、猛士，堪称近年来国内民运的中流砥柱、中国民运难得的将才。他义无反顾献身祖国民运事业，20多年如一日，坚强不屈、百折不挠，迄今已经被当局累计治罪13年，身陷牢狱4次，目前正在忍受着第9年的铁窗生涯，还有漫长的4年多监禁，正虎视耽耽等候着他。1979年民主墙运动时期，张林考入清华大学，在校期间，结识了一批早期民主志士，接受了西方现代民主理念和人权思想，从此，他成为1个坚定的民主主义者，并逐步投入到了旨在改造并造福中国的轰轰烈烈的民主运动中。
1986年，张林投奔自由偷渡香港未果，被当局在广州收容劳改队关押 3个月。他被劳改队暗无天日的黑暗生活震惊了，由此更加明白了民主自由人权是拯救苦难祖国的迫切需要。获释后遂开始在安徽、海南、云南从事地下民运活动，此间曾组织建立了“云梦沙龙”、“海南青年会”、“中缅自由战士”、“中国民主党”等地下民运团体。虽然这些组织不久夭折，但这一特殊经历，为他以后的民运生涯，积累了宝贵的实践经验。
1988年张林到北京大学串联活动，与王丹、杨涛、沈彤等接洽联络，商讨民运等诸事。1989年春夏民运高潮期间，张林在安徽先后协调组建了“未来学会安徽分会”、“学自联”、“工自联”、“绝食团” 和“敢死队”等5个学生和工人组织，但同年6月8日，被当局抓捕，并被枉法定性为此是“反革命宣传煽动罪”而判处有期徒刑两年、剥夺政治权利1年。
1991年出狱后，张林继续从事民运，先后组建多个地下民运组织，并曾担任北京刘念春组织领导的“中国劳动者权利保障同盟”全国联络人。1994年5月26日在北京郊区被捕，并因此而被押送回安徽省、后不经审判被处以收容劳动教养3年的囚禁。
1997年夏劳教期满释放后，张林获签证到美国。在美期间，他积极参加了海外民运活动。1998年10月底大陆中国民主党组党运动高潮期间，为策应大陆组党运动、促进民运事业，张林与魏泉宝一起从美国经香港秘密闯关回国，在广州不慎身分暴露，次日被中共当局抓捕，随后再次不经审判被处以收容劳动教养3年的囚禁，关押于广东省第一劳教所。
2001年底劳教期满释放后，张林居住家乡安徽蚌埠，选择了旨在宣扬传播民主理念、启迪启蒙民智的自由撰稿的方式继续从事民运，近年来，撰写了几十万字的政论文章，并不辞辛苦，暗中为培育、促进民运高潮的到来，做了许多重要的奠基和组织工作。
2005年1月27日， 张林赴北京参加赵紫阳遗体告别仪式，被阻挠；1月29日，回家途中在蚌埠火车站被警方拘留，后转逮捕、审判，被当局以言入罪、将张林发表于境外互联网络上的若干政论文章与接受外台采访的评论内容，枉法定性为是“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”而判刑5年、剥夺政治权利4年，现囚禁于蚌埠监狱。同年9至10月，张林在狱中绝食近50天，抗议谴责了这一文字狱。
鉴于以上感人事迹，我们鼎力举荐浙江省民主党人、与秦永敏、张林作为贵会第4届中国民主斗士奖候选团体和人，并热诚呼吁贵会贵奖项评委们在他们之中进行投票为今年贵奖的得主。
敬请贵会接纳审核。
大陆中国的民主志士还有许多，我们暂时不能一一道出，如若贵会综合审核评选后，是其他英雄得奖，我们同样赞同并热烈祝贺。
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