作者：中国观察和西藏观察
2024 年 5 月 15 日星期三，中国观察和西藏观察在英国下议院组织了一次联合活动，重点讨论中国的宗教自由。
会议的主持人和主席是总理菲奥娜·布鲁斯 (Fiona Bruce) 国会议员阁下，宗教和信仰自由特使。
小组成员包括： 达赖喇嘛尊者在英国的索南次仁弗拉西（Sonam Tsering Frasi）。 拉希玛·马哈茂特（Rahima Mahmut），世界维吾尔代表大会英国主席。 张珍娜，法轮习功者。 本尼迪克特·罗杰斯，香港观察联合创始人。 会议开得很好约40位嘉宾及媒体代表出席。
英国世界维吾尔代表大会执行主任拉希玛·马哈茂特发表了热情洋溢的讲话。讲话回顾维吾尔人在祖国东突厥斯坦遭受的迫害政府。 “在我的祖国，宗教自由不存在”，她说。
达赖喇嘛尊者驻英国代表索南·弗拉西指出：今天活动的及时性，因为他指出几天后（5 月 17 日）藏人和支持者纪念中国绑架西藏十一世班禅喇嘛29周年。
法轮功学员张珍娜宣读一份声明，揭露了她母亲的遭遇。作为一名在中国受迫害的法轮功学员的经历。 电棍被用在她的母亲及其家人在被拘留期间遭到警察的无情迫害。 她会议传达的信息是“我们希望英国政府能够为正义和正义发声” 结束对法轮功的迫害。”
香港观察联合创始人本尼迪克特·罗杰斯在《香港观察》中描述了基督徒遭受的迫害。
中国大陆以及香港宗教和信仰自由受到的威胁。 他提到中共的信仰战争将加剧中国的宗教中国化永远不会成功。
China Watch 联合创始人 David Hardingham 补充道：“四位演讲者都是自由和自由以及各自的事业。 要是能多举办一些活动就好了像这样，团体可以有效地合作，以提高认识，并最终给中共施加更大的压力。”
中国观察共同创建人黄华先生向听证会主持人提出两个问题：1. 英国政府真的关心中国人权吗？2. 中国有14亿人口，其中汉人占91%，而少数民族仅仅只占9%，如果没有汉人的支持，你们怎么样解决中国的少数民族问题？
会后，黄华先生和共同创建人之一David Hardingham与会议主持人进行了私下会谈，讨论进一步合作问题。
中国观察共同创始人王冠儒，蒋玉山，耿凤全部参加了此次会议。由于会议室座位有限，门外和走廊站满了旁听的客人。
PERSECUTION OF TIBETANS, UYGHURS, CHRISTIANS, AND FALUN GONG PRACTITIONERS RAISED AT EVENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, CO-ORGANISED BY CHINA WATCH AND TIBET WATCH
On Wednesday the 15th of May 2024 China Watch and Tibet Watch organised a joint meeting in the House of Commons focusing on Freedom of Religion in China.
The host and chair of the meeting was the Rt Hon Fiona Bruce MP the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief.
The panellists were: Sonam Tsering Frasi, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the UK. Rahima Mahmut, UK Director of the World Uyghur Congress. Jenna Zhang, Falun Gong practitioner. Benedict Rogers, Co-founder, Hong Kong Watch. The meeting was well attended by around 40 guests and media representatives.
Rahima Mahmut the Executive Director of World Uyghur Congress UK, made a passionate speech recalling the persecution of Uyghurs in her homeland East Turkestan by the Chinese government. “Religious freedom is non-existent in my homeland” she said.
Sonam Frasi, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in UK pointed to the timeliness of today’s event as he noted that in a few days (on 17 May) Tibetans & supporters would be commemorating the 29th anniversary of China’s abduction of Tibet’s 11th Panchen Lama.
Jenna Zhang, a Falun Gong practitioner read out a statement explaining her mother’s experience in China as a persecuted Falun Gong practitioner. Electric batons were used on her mother while in detention and the family were relentlessly persecuted by the police. Her message to the meeting was “We hope the U.K. government can speak up for justice and an end to Falun Gong persecution.”
Benedict Rogers, Co-founder of Hongkong Watch described the persecution of Christians in mainland China and the threats to religion and freedom of belief in Hong Kong. He referred to increasing Sinicization of religion in China and concluded that CCP ‘s war on faith will never succeed.
David Hardingham, co-founder of China Watch added “All four speakers are champions for liberty and freedom and for their respective causes. It would be good to have more events like this where the groups can collaborate effectively to bring more awareness and ultimately put more pressure on the CCP.”
Mr. Huang Hua, co-founder of China Watch, asked two questions to the hearing host: 1. Does the British government really care about human rights in China? 2. China has a population of 1.4 billion, of which Han people account for 91%, while ethnic minorities only account for 9%. Without the support of Han people, how will you solve China’s ethnic minority problems?
After the meeting, Mr. Huang Hua and one of the co-founders, David Hardingham, had a private meeting with the host of the meeting to discuss further cooperation issues.
The Co-founders of China Watch: Wang Guanru, Jiang Yushan, and Geng Feng all attended the meeting. Due to limited seating in the conference room, the door and corridors were filled with guests.
