国际笔会狱中作家委员会关于刘晓波上诉被拒的紧急行动通报
2010年2月12日
紧急行动网络2008年64号第三次补充
中国：著名异议作家刘晓波上诉被拒
国际笔会狱中作家委员会继续呼吁世界各地笔会为刘晓波及中国其他被押人士采取行动。独立中文笔会前会长刘晓波于2009年12月25日被判11年徒刑。他因发表一份呼吁政治改革和人权的文件《零八宪章》所起的作用，以及自2005年以来发表在网上的文章，被判定“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”。2009年12月25日，国际笔会发布抗议该判决的新闻稿，请到此阅读：http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/news/international-pen-calls-liu-xiaobo-s-sentence-a-grievous-betrayal-of-inalienable-human-rights。2010年2月11日，据报道他的上诉被北京法院拒绝。笔会继续呼吁立即无条件释放异议作家刘晓波以及中国违反已签署的联合国《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》第19条而监禁者。
要求各笔会继续为刘晓波以及中国所有被监禁的作家采取以下行动：
1）发抗议信给北京中国当局以及您所在国的中国使领馆——参见以下说明；
2）举行公开活动及在媒体发表文章；
3）选刘晓波为您所在笔会的荣誉会员，并通过此种方式为刘及其家人提供长期的支持与文宣。有关国际笔会荣誉会员计划的详情，请参阅国际笔会《狱中作家指南：维护受打压的作家》（第五部分，15-20页）http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/go/freedom-of-expression/get-involved/guide-to-defending-writers-under-attack 。如您采取这样的步骤请通知我们，我们将确保您所在的笔会参与有关刘案的工作网络。
背景资料：
刘晓波于2008年12月8日被捕，以“监视居住”羁押在北京一个秘密地点进行调查，直到2009年6月23日被正式指控“近年来以造谣和诽谤的方式煽动颠覆国家政权和推翻社会主义制度”，2009年12月25日被判刑11年。
刘晓波是2008年12月以来被拘留或骚扰的大批异见人士之一，他们发表公开信要求全国人民代表大会常务委员会批准《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》，并于2008年12月9日发表一份要求政治改革和人权的《零八宪章》。这些活动是世界人权日（12月10日）纪念《世界人权宣言》发表60周年活动的一部分，最初由300多位学者、记者、自由作家和活动人士签署，现已有来自中国各地的签署者超过一万人。
刘晓波最初获得国际笔会的支持是1989年，他作为被政府贴上“北京黑手”标签的作家和知识分子之一，因在天安门广场的抗议中所起的作用遭到拘捕。早在他最近这次被捕前，刘已在监狱里总共度过了5年，包括1996年的三年劳教，并一再遭到短期关押、骚扰与审查。2009年1月，全世界300多位作家联名呼吁释放他。
更多的信息请点击以下连接：
“呼吁全国人大常委抓紧批准《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》”，2008年12月10日（中文版）
http://www.crd-net.org/Article/Class4/200812/20081209030825_12257.html
《08宪章》，2008年12月10日（中文版）
http://crd-net.org/Article/Class71/200812/20081209130050_12266.html
《08宪章》英文版：
http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3552/prmID/1610
相关文章及对刘晓波的采访见美国笔会网站：
http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3029/prmID/172
http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3550/prmID/172
请发出呼吁：
——抗议对著名异议作家刘晓波仅因其和平异议活动被判刑11年；
——指出判决违反了中国政府签署的相关国际公约，尤其是《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》第19条确保言论自由权利的条款，并呼吁在刘晓波案件上诉时考虑到这一条款。
呼吁信寄往：
中华人民共和国北京市，邮编100032
国务院转
中华人民共和国国家主席
胡锦涛阁下
中华人民共和国北京市，邮政编码 100745
东城区东交民巷27号
最高人民法院院长
王胜俊首席大法官
请注意我们没有中国当局的传真号码，狱中作家委员会提醒您复印呼吁信给您所在国家的中国使馆请其转交，并欢迎任何建议。
您可能发现给自己所在国的中国使馆人员写信请其转交呼吁书会更容易。多数使馆人员有义务转交这样的呼吁书给该国相关官员。笔会著名会员签署的信或呼吁书会使您的呼吁更有可能被考虑。同样，如果你的呼吁刊登在当地新闻媒体和复制给中国大使，也可能产生更大的影响。
您可使用这个连接以寻求中国使馆在贵国的联系方式
http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-of/China#7405
**如果晚于2010年3月14日寄出呼吁书，请与笔会狱中作家委员会伦敦办事处联系**
进一步消息，请联系国际笔会狱中作家委员会Cathy McCann，
地址： Brownlow House， 50/51 High Holborn， London WC1V 6ER
电话：+ 44 （0） 20 7405 0338
传真：+ 44 （0） 20 7405 0339
电邮：cathy.mccann@internationalpen.org.uk
网页：www.internationalpen.org.uk
国际笔会注册在英国，慈善机构注册号：1117088
公司注册号：05683997
注册办公地址：Brownlow House， 50/51 High Holborn， London WC1V 6ER
（独立中文笔会狱中作家委员会翻译）
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12 February 2010
RAN 64/08 – Update #3
CHINA: Prominent dissident writer Liu Xiaobo’s appeal rejected
International PEN’s Writers in Prison Committee continues to call on PEN Centres world wide to take action on behalf of Liu Xiaobo and others detained in China. Liu Xiaobo, former President of Independent Chinese PEN Centre, was sentenced to eleven years in prison on 25 December 2009. He was convicted of ‘incitement to subversion’ for his role in publishing Charter 08, a document calling for political reform and human rights, and articles published online since 2005. On 25 December 2009 International PEN issued a press release protesting the sentence. To read this go to Liu Xiaobo Press release On 11 February 2010 it was reported that his appeal had been rejected by a Beijing court. PEN continues to demand the immediate and unconditional release of dissident writer Liu Xiaobo and all those detained in violation of Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which China is a signatory.
PEN Centres are asked to continue to take action on behalf of Liu Xiaobo and all writers detained in China by:
1) Sending letters of protest to the Chinese authorities in Beijing as well as the Chinese embassies in your own country – see below for guidance
2) Staging public events and writing articles for publication in the press.
3) Electing Liu Xiaobo as an Honorary Member of your Centres and by doing so provide long term support and advocacy for him and his family. For details of the International PEN Honorary Membership scheme, read the PEN WiPC Guide to Defending Writers Under Attack (Part V, pgs 15-20). Please let us know if you do so and we will ensure that your Centre is networked with others working on Liu’s case.
Background
Liu Xiaobo was arrested on 8 December 2009 and held under ‘residential surveillance’, a form of pre-trial detention, at an undisclosed location in Beijing until he was formally charged on 23 June 2009 with ‘spreading rumours and defaming the government, aimed at subversion of the state and overthrowing the socialism system in recent years’. He was sentenced to eleven years in prison on 25 December 2009.
Liu Xiaobo is among a large number of dissidents to have been detained or harassed since December 2008 after issuing an open letter calling on the National People’s Congress Standing Committee to ratify the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and launching Charter 08, a declaration calling for political reforms and human rights published on 9 December 2008. These activities were part of campaigns to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (10 December), and were initially signed by over 300 scholars, journalists, freelance writers and activists and now have over 10,000 signatories from throughout China.
Liu Xiaobo first received support from International PEN in 1989, when he was one of a group of writers and intellectuals given the label the “Black Hands of Beijing” by the government and arrested for their part in the Tiananmen Square protests. Prior to his current arrest, Liu has spent a total of five years in prison, including a three year sentence passed in 1996, and has suffered frequent short arrests, harassment and censorship. In January 2009 over 300 writers signed a petition calling for his release.
For more information follow these links:
\”An Open Letter to Calling on the National People\’s Congress Standing
Committee to Ratify the ICCPR\”, 10 December, 2008 (in Chinese),
http://www.crd-net.org/Article/Class4/200812/20081209030825_12257.html
Charter 08, 10 December, 2008 (in Chinese):
http://crd-net.org/Article/Class71/200812/20081209130050_12266.html
The English version can be found on:
http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3552/prmID/1610
For writings and an interview with Liu Xiaobo see American PEN’s website:
http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3029/prmID/172
http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/3550/prmID/172
Please send appeals:
– Expressing dismay about the eleven year sentence handed down to prominent dissident writer Liu Xiaobo solely for his peaceful dissident activities;
– Pointing out that the sentence breaches the international treaties to which China is a signatory, most notably Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Right that specifically guarantees the right to freedom of expression and asking that this breach be taken into consideration when Liu Xiaobo’s case comes to appeal.
Send appeals to:
His Excellency Hu Jintao
President of the People’s Republic of China
State Council
Beijing 100032
P.R. China
Chief Judge Mr. WANG Shengjun
President of the Supreme People’s Court
No.27 Dongjiaominxiang
Dongcheng District, Beijing 100745
P.R. China
Please note that there are no fax numbers for the Chinese authorities. WiPC recommends that you copy your appeal to the Chinese embassy in your country asking them to forward it and welcoming any comments.
You may find it easier to write to the Chinese ambassador in your own country asking him or her to forward your appeal. Most embassies are obliged to forward such appeals to the relevant officials in the country. A letter or petition signed by an eminent member of your Centre may give make it more likely for your appeal to be considered. Similarly if your appeal is published in your local press and copied to the Chinese ambassador, this too may have greater impact.
See this useful link to find the contact details of the Chinese embassy in your country Chinese embassies abroad
**Please contact the PEN WiPC office in London if sending appeals after 14 March 2010**
For further information please contact Cathy McCann at International PEN Writers in Prison Committee, Brownlow House, 50/51 High Holborn, London WC1V 6ER, Tel.+ 44 (0) 20 7405 0338, Fax: +44 (0) 20 7405 0339, email: cathy.mccann@internationalpen.org.uk
