2025年3月8日国际妇女节，中国民主党英国总部在伦敦中国大使馆外组织了抗议示威活动。这一天，全球多地纷纷举行示威活动，呼吁性别平等、反对性别暴力和一切形式的歧视。在伦敦，除了关注国内外人权状况外，一些海外华人及女权团体也借此契机发声，批评中国政府在国内外的人权问题。与此同时，在伦敦，多个来自香港和台湾的人权组织也参加了抗议活动。最高时间参加人数超过百名。
抗议活动于下午三点开始，中国民主党英国总部高举写有“释放所有女政治犯！”、“女权不息，自由永存”等口号的标语牌。总部顾问黄华首先发言。他重点介绍了国内公民女记者张展目前受中共政府迫害的紧急的情况，呼吁国际社会关注张展女士的人权状况。黄华手举喇叭，带领全体党员高喊：“释放张展！”, “习近平下台！”，“共产党下台！”, “自由万岁！”，“人民万岁！”。
现场气氛热烈、声浪高涨，但整体秩序保持平稳。 部分团体特别指出中国国内持续存在的人权侵犯问题，呼吁国际社会关注政治犯状况，并要求释放所有因政治异见而被捕的女权人士。 反对中共海外扩张：示威中也穿插批评中共利用海外机构对中国境内外民众实施监控与镇压的声音，呼吁抵制中共影响。 示威者强烈要求中国政府立即释放所有因政治立场而被关押的女性政治犯，要求终止对女权异见人士的打压。抗议者指出，这些女性因坚持争取言论自由与性别平等而遭受长时间不公正对待，其遭遇应引起国际社会的广泛关注。
当天，中国民主党英国总部也派出代表和党员积极参加其他人权组织的游行示威活动。
此次活动是海外华人联合捍卫民主自由、呼唤女性正义的重要举措，只有坚守自由和公正，才能有效抵制中共在国内外推行的压迫政策 跨群体合作 示威活动还得到了在英港人、维吾尔人、藏人、台湾及其他支持民主与人权团体的联合响应，形成了跨文化、跨议题的联合抗争局面，共同向中国政府施压，呼吁国际社会关注中国境内女性政治犯的严峻处境。 示威者在现场通过喊话、挥舞横幅表达诉求，并有代表当场发表声明，呼吁“释放所有女政治犯”，同时指出中国政府应停止对异议女性的打压。部分参与者表示，此次集会不仅是对中国政府政策的抗议，更是海外华人争取基本人权与性别平等的重要实践。 女权、民主、人权与反对中共压迫。参与者通过直接走上街头表达诉求，表明海外华人社群在争取言论自由和性别平等方面的坚定立场。
此外，各参与团体计划与更多海外人权组织建立长期合作机制，联手为释放被关押的女政治犯争取更多国际支持。 以国际妇女节为契机，跨族群、跨议题地联合抗议中国政府对女政治犯的长期打压。未来，此类跨议题联合抗议可能会成为海外华人及相关团体维护民主与自由的重要形式。 推动国际社会对中国女权政治犯困境的关注。
演讲名单：成亚利，范可为，温作团，何智威
党员出席名单：许少男，戴超，兰子明，成小丹，韦崇华，蔡波 ，张学美，郭稼瑄，王建 ，范可为，成亚利，杨溯， 朱双林，顾晓锋，朱嗣勇，温作团，邬勇，刘立岩，刘耀行，徐伟华，黄天，程敏，黄俊，何智威，李皓博，周亮，闫磊，余刚、黄华、王冠儒，卢灵飞，林明强。
中国民主党英国总部记者何智威报道
Strong Demand for the Release of All Female Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Conscience
On March 8, 2025, International Women’s Day, the UK Headquarters of the China Democracy Party organized a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in London. On this day, demonstrations were held worldwide, calling for gender equality, opposition to gender-based violence, and the eradication of all forms of discrimination. In London, in addition to addressing human rights issues both domestically and internationally, overseas Chinese and feminist groups also took this opportunity to criticize the Chinese government’s human rights violations. Meanwhile, several human rights organizations from Hong Kong and Taiwan also participated in the protest. At its peak, the event saw over a hundred attendees.
The protest began at 3 PM, with the UK Headquarters of the China Democracy Party holding banners with slogans such as “Release All Female Political Prisoners!” and “Women’s Rights Persist, Freedom Endures!”. Advisor Huang Hua was the first to speak, focusing on the urgent situation of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who is currently persecuted by the Chinese government. He called on the international community to pay attention to Zhang Zhan’s human rights conditions. Holding a loudspeaker, Huang Hua led all members in chanting: “Release Zhang Zhan!”, “Xi Jinping Step Down!”, “Down with the Communist Party!”, “Long Live Freedom!”, and “Long Live the People!”
The atmosphere was passionate, and the chants were powerful, but the protest remained orderly. Some groups specifically highlighted the ongoing human rights violations in China, calling on the international community to focus on the plight of political prisoners and demanding the release of all feminist activists imprisoned for their political beliefs.
Opposition to CCP’s Overseas Expansion
The protest also included criticism of the Chinese Communist Party’s use of overseas institutions to monitor and suppress Chinese citizens both domestically and abroad. Demonstrators called for resistance against the CCP’s influence and strongly demanded that the Chinese government immediately release all female political prisoners detained for their political beliefs and cease repression of feminist dissidents. Protesters emphasized that these women have suffered prolonged and unjust persecution simply for advocating for freedom of speech and gender equality, and their plight should receive urgent international attention.
On the same day, the UK Headquarters of the China Democracy Party also sent representatives and members to actively participate in other human rights demonstrations.
Cross-Community Collaboration for Justice and Freedom
This event was an important initiative by overseas Chinese to unite in defense of democracy, freedom, and women’s justice. Only by upholding freedom and justice can the oppressive policies of the CCP be effectively resisted.
The protest also received support from Hong Kongers, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Taiwanese, and other pro-democracy and human rights groups in the UK, forming a cross-cultural and multi-issue united resistance movement to pressure the Chinese government and raise international awareness of the dire conditions faced by female political prisoners in China. Protesters voiced their demands through chants and banners, and some representatives delivered speeches on-site, calling for the “Release of All Female Political Prisoners” and urging the Chinese government to cease its suppression of female dissidents.
Some participants stated that this gathering was not only a protest against the Chinese government’s policies but also an essential action for overseas Chinese in their fight for fundamental human rights and gender equality. Through direct street demonstrations, participants demonstrated the firm stance of the overseas Chinese community in advocating for freedom of speech and gender equality.
Furthermore, participating groups plan to establish long-term cooperation with more international human rights organizations to secure greater global support for the release of imprisoned female political prisoners. Leveraging International Women’s Day as an opportunity, the protest embodied a cross-ethnic, cross-issue coalition against the Chinese government’s prolonged suppression of female political prisoners. In the future, such cross-issue protests may become a key approach for overseas Chinese and allied groups in defending democracy and freedom while pushing the international community to focus on the plight of female political prisoners in China.
Speakers:
Cheng Yali, Fan Kewei, Wen Zuotuan, He Zhiwei
Attending Party Members:
Xu Shaonan, Dai Chao, Lan Ziming, Cheng Xiaodan, Wei Chonghua, Cai Bo, Zhang Xuemei, Guo Jiaxuan, Wang Jian, Fan Kewei, Cheng Yali, Yang Su, Zhu Shuanglin, Gu Xiaofeng, Zhu Siyong, Wen Zuotuan, Wu Yong, Liu Liyan, Liu Yaoxing, Xu Weihua, Huang Tian, Cheng Min, Huang Jun, He Zhiwei, Li Haobo, Zhou Liang, Yan Lei, Yu Gang, Huang Hua, Wang Guanru, Lu Lingfei, Lin Mingqiang.
Reported by He Zhiwei, Journalist, UK Headquarters of the China Democracy Party
