2023年3月18日下午，由港人团体发起，中国民主党英国总部和藏人团体等其他人权团体共同参与的在伦敦Montgomery Statue广场（唐宁街对面）举行了一次集会。声援现正在囚及受审的香港及大陆政治犯，呼吁国际社会推动释放他们。
在今天的集会上,港人团体代表发表了讲话，强烈谴责中国政府对政治犯的迫害和侵犯人权的行为。他们呼吁中国政府尊重言论自由和人权，并释放所有被关押的政治犯，取消港版“国安法”这一恶法。集会现场参与者高呼“释放政治犯”等口号，要求中国政府尽快释放所有被关押的政治犯，并呼吁国际社会关注中国政府的人权状况。中国民主党英国总部的党员们高举：“FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS”标语和其他支持香港抗争及呼吁中国政府释放所有政治犯的标语。从武汉疫情中被消失的方斌到“白纸运动”中被关押的年轻大学生们，中国监狱中的政治犯不计其数。集会也吸引了许多关注中国人权的人士前来参与，中国政府对言论自由和民主权利的压制越来越严重，包括维权律师、异见人士和宗教信仰者在内的许多人正在遭受不公正的逮捕和监禁，参加集会的人士一致表示中国政府必须停止对这些人士的迫害和骚扰。
集会组织者表示，这次活动是为了唤起人们对中国人权状况的关注，并且希望能够促进国际社会对中国政府的压力，推动中国政府在人权问题上做出改善。随着中国政府对异见人士的打压越来越严厉，国际社会对中国政府的人权状况越来越关注。这次集会也是港人团体和中国民主党英国总部等组织在推动中国政府在改善人权方面的一次积极行动。
中国民主党英国总部谌彬供稿
Rally in Support of Political Prisoners
On the afternoon of March 18, 2023, a rally was held at Montgomery Statue Square in London (opposite Downing Street), initiated by a Hong Kong group and jointly participated by the UK Headquarters of China Democratic Party, Tibetan groups, and other human rights organizations. The rally aimed to show support for the currently imprisoned and under trial political prisoners in Hong Kong and mainland China, and to call on the international community to advocate for their release.
At today’s gathering, representatives of the Hong Kong group delivered speeches, strongly condemning the Chinese government’s persecution of political prisoners and violations of human rights. They called on the Chinese government to respect freedom of speech and human rights, and to release all incarcerated political prisoners, as well as repeal the oppressive Hong Kong version of the “National Security Law.” The participants at the rally chanted slogans such as “Free the political prisoners,” demanding the prompt release of all detained political prisoners, and urged the international community to pay attention to the human rights situation in China. Members of the UK headquarters of the Chinese Democratic Party raised banners saying “FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS” and other slogans in support of the Hong Kong protests and the release of all political prisoners. From Fang Bin, who disappeared during the Wuhan pandemic, to the young students detained during the “Blank Paper Movement,” countless political prisoners remain in Chinese prisons. The rally also attracted many individuals concerned about human rights in China. The suppression of freedom of speech and democratic rights by the Chinese government is becoming increasingly severe, with many human rights lawyers, dissidents, and religious believers experiencing unjust arrests and imprisonment. Participants at the rally unanimously expressed that the Chinese government must cease the persecution and harassment of these individuals.
The organizers of the rally stated that this event was held to raise awareness about the human rights situation in China and to encourage international pressure on the Chinese government to improve its human rights record. As the Chinese government’s crackdown on dissidents intensifies, the international community is paying greater attention to China’s human rights situation. This rally serves as a proactive action by Hong Kong groups, the UK Headquarters of China Democratic Party, and other organizations to push for improvements in human rights by the Chinese government.
Submitted by Chen Bin, UK Headquarters of China Democratic Party.
