隨著香港壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪名裁定成立，海外民主力量的抗議浪潮再度升高。今日（12月22日）下午 2 點至 3 點，中國民主黨（China Democracy Party）曼城黨員冒著刺骨寒風，聚集於中國駐曼徹斯特總領事館前舉行抗議集會。示威者強烈譴責中共以法律為武器實施政治迫害，並高聲呼籲：「良心犯無罪，釋放黎智英！」
中領館前的正義怒吼：聲援被囚禁的自由靈魂
下午 2 時許，抗議人群在領事館門外拉開象征“中共惡魔”的橫幅，陣容嚴整。針對近日香港法院對黎智英案的定罪裁決，黨員們表達了強烈的憤慨。現年 78 歲的黎智英已遭長期囚禁超過 1,800 天，此次判決被外界視為香港新聞自由與法治徹底終結的標誌。
現場黨員輪流發言，強調黎智英案是不公義審判的典型。集會負責人周鳳雄指出：「黎智英先生所受的苦難，是全體追求自由之中國人的縮影。中共試圖通過關押一個老人來恐嚇整個民族，但自由的意志絕不會因此熄滅。」
真相觸動人心：曼城街頭的人權課
抗議活動引起了大量當地市民與路人的駐足圍觀。黨員們主動向詢問的路人發放傳單，並用英語講述黎智英受迫害的經過，以及中共如何為了鞏固其獨裁統治，不惜踐踏基本自由、剝奪民眾生存權利的種種罪行。
許多路人在了解真相後深受震動。一位當地居民感嘆道：「無法想像在 21 世紀，還有人因為創辦報紙而面臨終身監禁。」路人們流露出的同情，以及對獨裁政權殘暴行徑的痛恨，在曼徹斯特的街頭交織成一股強大的民意力量，顯示出普世價值跨越國界的共鳴。
抗爭到底：呼籲國際社會採取行動
集會發言人最後呼籲英國政府及國際社會，不應在暴政面前退縮，必須採取實際行動向北京施壓。中國民主黨表示，他們將持續在海外發聲，揭露中共的跨國壓迫與虛假宣傳。
下午 3 點，集會在一致的口號聲中圓滿結束。參與者紛紛表示，只要黎智英、鄒幸彤以及無數被非法關押的政治良心犯一日不獲自由，他們的抗爭就一日不會停歇。
中國民主黨英國總部組織信息
抗议活动組織者:周鳳雄
黨員參與名單:
楊體龢
钟淑琴
邬 勇
赵武
赵江霞
Rally of China Democracy Party Headquarters’ Manchester Party Members in Solidarity with Jimmy Lai and in Condemnation of CCP Tyranny
Following the conviction of Hong Kong Next Media founder Jimmy Lai on charges including “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces”, a new wave of protest has risen among pro-democracy forces overseas. Today (22 December), from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., members of the China Democracy Party (CDP) in Manchester braved the biting cold to gather in front of the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Manchester for a protest rally. The demonstrators strongly condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for using the law as a weapon to carry out political persecution, and loudly called: “Prisoners of conscience are not criminals – free Jimmy Lai!”
Righteous anger in front of the Chinese Consulate: supporting an imprisoned soul of freedom
At around 2 p.m., protesters unfurled a banner symbolising the “CCP as a demon” outside the gate of the consulate, standing in firm formation. In response to the recent guilty verdict handed down by a Hong Kong court in Jimmy Lai’s case, party members expressed their deep outrage. Now 78 years old, Jimmy Lai has already been imprisoned for more than 1,800 days. This latest judgment has been widely seen as a sign of the complete end of press freedom and the rule of law in Hong Kong.
Party members took turns to speak on site, stressing that the Jimmy Lai case is a textbook example of an unjust trial. The rally’s lead organiser, Zhou Fengxiong, said: “The suffering endured by Mr Jimmy Lai is a reflection of all Chinese people who pursue freedom. The CCP is trying to terrify an entire nation by locking up one elderly man, but the will to freedom will never be extinguished.”
Truth that moves people: a human rights lesson on the streets of Manchester
The protest drew a large number of local residents and passers-by, who stopped to watch. Party members actively distributed leaflets to those who asked questions, and explained in English the details of the persecution of Jimmy Lai, as well as the various crimes committed by the CCP in trampling on basic freedoms and depriving people of their right to live, all in order to maintain its dictatorial rule.
Many passers-by were deeply shocked after learning the truth. One local resident remarked: “It’s unimaginable that in the 21st century, someone could face life imprisonment simply for founding a newspaper.” The sympathy shown by passers-by, along with their anger at the brutality of a dictatorship, together formed a powerful current of public opinion on the streets of Manchester, demonstrating the resonance of universal values across national borders.
Fighting to the end: calling on the international community to act
In their final speeches, speakers at the rally urged the UK Government and the international community not to retreat in the face of tyranny, but to take concrete action to increase pressure on Beijing. The China Democracy Party stated that it will continue to speak out overseas, exposing the CCP’s transnational repression and false propaganda.
At 3 p.m., the rally concluded amid united chants. Participants stated that as long as Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung and countless other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience remain unlawfully detained, their struggle will not cease.
China Democracy Party UK Headquarters – organisational information
Protest organiser: Zhou Fengxiong
Participating party members:
Yang Tihe
Zhong Shuqin
Wu Yong
Zhao Wu
Zhao Jiangxia
