Seek the truth at all costs: A call for the release of Zhang Zhan on the first anniversary of her detention (by CSW, 中文版见下方)
“We should seek the truth and seek it at all costs. Truth has always been the most expensive thing in the world. It is our life.”
As Zhang Zhan marks her first year in prison, the international community owes it to her to draw inspiration from her bravery and her own commitment to the truth to similarly stand up for truth, justice and democracy in China. The United Nations and others must hold the CCP to account for its egregious violations of human rights, including those taking place in Hong Kong, Tibet, the Uyghur region, and elsewhere across the country.
Like Zhang, we must seek the truth at all costs, we must remain unbowed in the pursuit of justice, and we must commit to calling for her immediate and unconditional release and that of others like her. #FreeZhangZhan
“I hope that I can make a little breakthrough. Too many people are unwilling to speak and stand up for justice because of fear.”
Read the full blog:
https://forbinfull.org/2021/05/14/seek-the-truth-at-all-costs-a-call-for-the-release-of-zhang-zhan-on-the-first-anniversary-of-her-detention/
转载CSW文章: 寻求真理，不计成本 —在张展被捕一周年之际呼吁释放张展
“当然应该寻求真理，不计成本地寻求。真理一直是这个世界最昂贵的东西，它就是我们的生命。”
一年前的今天，2020年5月14日，张展被上海警方跨境抓捕，从武汉旅馆的房间被带到上海羁押。之后长达半年，她在浦东拘留所持续绝食抗议，遭到强制灌食等酷刑，健康情况恶化，引起外界广泛的关注与担忧。12月28日，在短短两个多小时的庭审之后，张展被当庭宣判：当局以被法律界称为“口袋罪”的“寻衅滋事罪”名义将她判囚四年。张展的两位代理律师均遭受当局施压、骚扰，其中一位在她被判刑后不久被吊销律师执业证。张展被判刑之后仍持续半绝食，以抗议当局对无辜公民的司法迫害、对言论自由的打压。
在张展被捕一周年之际，愿世界上更多人被她的勇气、她对真相的寻求所激励，也能为真相、正义发声，为中国实现民主努力。联合国及各国政府必须促使中共当局为其侵犯人权的恶行——包括在香港、西藏、新疆及全国各地——承担责任。
我们必须像张展一样，寻求真理，不惜代价；追求正义，不屈不挠。我们应该坚持向中共当局呼吁：立即无条件释放张展和其他良心犯！#释放张展
“我希望去做一点点突破，因为太多人基于恐惧，不敢说话，面对不公义不敢发声。”