【禁聞】王荔蕻獲澳洲「推動中國進步獎」

【新唐人2011年10月11日訊】辛亥百年之際，澳洲齊氏文化基金會將「推動中國進步獎」頒發給中國維權人士王荔蕻和獨立製片人王利波。王荔蕻目前人還在獄中，她的兒子齊健翔表示，為母親感到驕傲和欣慰。

澳州齊氏文化基金會在10月10號發佈公告，宣佈將第4屆「推動中國進步獎」頒發給中國獨立製片人王利波和王荔蕻。

王利波拍攝的記錄片《掩埋》，披露了1976年「唐山大地震」之前有關地震預報被隱瞞的真相。維權人士王荔蕻是記錄片《赫索格的日子》的「靈魂導演」，這部片子記錄了去年（2010年）最重要的一場公民運動——「福建三網民案」圍觀聲援活動。

因為王荔蕻目前還處於監禁之中，她的兒子齊健翔代表王荔蕻發表了獲獎感言。

在接受《新唐人》採訪時，齊健翔表示，為自己的母親獲得這一獎項而感到驕傲。

王荔蕻之子齊健翔：「我覺得替她感到欣慰吧！這個獎不是給我媽一個人的，是給中國千千萬萬的，頂著巨大的政治壓力，從事維權、從事民主、從事爭取自由的這些工作的，千千萬萬這些人的一個鼓勵，實際上這個獎是給大家的。」

兩位獲獎者由中國知名的記錄片導演艾曉明、胡傑和北京電影學院教授崔衛平共同推薦。他們在推薦詞中，稱讚王利波拍攝的記錄片《掩埋》揭示出，唐山大地震震前預報的真相被有意隱瞞，正是當代中國很多浩劫的縮影。

2008年2月，福州市閩清縣女青年嚴曉玲突然死亡。警方宣佈是正常死亡，但死者母親林秀英認為死者是被輪姦致死。 2009年，範燕瓊等3人將嚴曉玲死亡的情況，整理成文字、拍成視頻，發到網上，引起各方廣泛關注。隨後3人被警方以涉嫌「誹謗罪」抓捕並判刑。

為抗議這種「因言獲罪」，王荔蕻發起了圍觀聲援「福建三網民案」的活動，她還和很多民眾與警方對拍，並邀請何楊對視頻做了進一步採訪和剪輯，最終完成了《赫索格的日子》這部記錄片。王荔蕻也因此被認為，是這部作品的靈魂導演。

今年（2011年）3月份，當局號稱王荔蕻在法院外擾亂秩序，以「尋釁滋事」為名刑事拘留。 9月份，北京朝陽區法院判處王荔蕻有期徒刑9個月。

北京博聖律師事務所韓一村律師：「她動員組織了一批人，走上街頭，對司法機關的不公表示抗議。作為當局來講，它最怕的就是民眾走上街頭，它擔心民眾走向街頭，對它們是一個威脅，所以它們（中共）對走上街頭表示抗議的行為，採取高壓的打壓態勢。」

多年來，王荔蕻一直在中國各地的維權活動中表現活躍，曾經參加過「鄧玉嬌事件」和「三聚氰胺毒奶事件」的維權活動。作家野渡認為，王荔蕻是今年（2011年）中國最引人注目的維權人士之一。

作家野渡：「王荔蕻獲得這個獎，可以說是眾望所歸，也是對她這麼多年來，推動中國國內的公民運動的一個褒獎。雖然說，她現在已經失去自由，但是，我們可以做其他一些事情，讓更多的、像王荔蕻這樣的人勇敢前行。」

澳洲「齊氏文化基金」會緣起於中國早期留美學者齊尊週，他曾經被中共投入牢獄長達23年，後輾轉出國。 98年，齊尊週逝世後，他的兒女根據他的遺志，設立了「齊氏文化基金會」，表彰那些用文字和影像記錄，推動中國進步的人。

齊氏文化基金會的公告提到，已經將獎金和證書轉給王荔蕻和王利波兩位獲獎者，這兩部記錄片《掩埋》和《赫索格的日子》，將會在澳洲放映。

新唐人記者常春、李謙、王明宇採訪報導。

Wang Lihong Awarded for Promoting Progress In China

Anchor:

At the time of the 1911 Chinese Revolution Centennial,

Australia Qi』s Cultural Foundation granted an

Award to Wang Lihong,

a Chinese rights activist, for Promoting Progress in China

and Wang Libo, an independent

film producer. Wang was sentenced to jail by

the authorities of CCP (Chinese Communist Party),

her son Qi Jianxiang said that he felt proud of his mother.

Reporter:

Australia Qi』s Cultural Foundation announced on October 10

that they were granting the Award for Promoting Progress in China

to Chinese independent filmmaker Wang Libo and

human rights activist Wang Lihong

Wang Libo produced the documentary entitled Buried,

which discloses that in 1976, before the Tangshan earthquake

took place, the earthquake prediction was man-made

and concealed by the CCP authorities.

Wang Lihong, a rights activist, is the inspiration director of

the documentary titled Herzog's Days. This film records

Fujian Three Netizens Case, China』s most important

civic movement in 2010.

Since Wang Lihong is still imprisoned in jail,

her son Qi Jianxiang, received the award and

gave a speech on behalf of his mother.

Qi Jianxiang told NTD that he felt very proud of his

mother for winning this award.

Qi Jianxiang (Son of Wang Lihong): “I am gratified for her.

I think this award is not granted to my mother alone, but to

thousands of activists who have been under immense

political pressure to safeguard rights, to strive for democracy

and freedom. This award is an encouragement,

so it is in fact granted to all of these activists.”

The two winners were jointly recommended by China』s

renowned documentary directors Ai Xiaoming, Hu Jie, plus

Cui Weiping, a professor at Beijing Film Academy.

In the recommendations, they praised the documentary film

Buried, produced by Wang Libo, for revealing the truth about

the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake. Before the earthquake

happened, the earthquake forecast had been intentionally

concealed by the CCP authorities, a microcosm of

many catastrophes that took place in contemporary China.

In February, 2008, Fuzhou citizen Yan Xiaoling, died

suddenly. The police announced that it was a normal death.

But her mother believes that Yan died from a gang-rape.

In 2009, netizen Fan Yanqiong and two other Fujian netizens

prepared related texts and videos and posted them online,

causing widespread concerns amongst the public. Afterwards,

three netizens were arrested by the police on suspicion of

libel and sentenced to jail.

In order to protest against such criminalization of speech,

Wang Lihong launched a campaign of participating as onlookers

and supporters of Fujian three netizens case.

When the police on site photographed Wang and

participants, they photographed the police, too.

He Yang, an independent film producer in Beijing

enriched the video with more interviews and editing.

He finished the documentary film, entitled Herzog's Days.

Wang Lihong was therefore regarded as the soul of

directing this film.

This March, the CCP authorities claimed that Wang disturbed

public order outside the court and criminally detained

her on charges of creating disturbances.

In September, Wang was sentenced to jail for nine months by

Beijing Chaoyang District Court.

Han Yicun (Lawyer, Beijing Bosheng Law Firm):

“She mobilized and organized a group of people to fill the streets

to protest the injustice of the judiciary. As for the authorities,

what they fear most is street protests by the masses; that is

considered a threat to the authorities. So that』s why

the authorities imposed a heavy-handed crackdown

on street protests.”

Over the years, Wang Lihong has been an activists involving

many events to safeguard rights, including the Deng Yujiao event,

and the melamine-tainted milk incident. Ye Du, an independent

writer in Guangzhou, comments that Wang Lihong is one of

the most compelling rights activists this year in China.

Ye Du, (Independent writer, Guangzhou): ““Wang Lihong』s

getting this award is welcomed.

This is recognizing her contributions towards

promoting China』s civic movements for so many years.

Now she is deprived of freedom, but we can support more people like her to

move ahead bravely.”

Australia Qi』s Cultural Foundation was founded

by Qi Zunzhou, a Chinese scholars who studied in the U.S.

during the early years of 20th century.

He had been sentenced to jail by the CCP for up to 23 years,

and later went abroad.

In 1998, according to Qi』s unfulfilled wish, his children

set up the Qi』s Cultural Foundation to praise those who

promote China』s progress with texts and image records.

In its announcement, Qi』s Cultural Foundation stated that

prizes and certificates have been transferred to Wang Lihong

and Wang Libo. Two documentaries, Buried and

Herzog』s Days, will be screened in Australia.

Upon learning that the Governor of Calif. was coming to visit,

NTD reporters Chang Chun, Li Qian and Wang Mingyu