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2006年6月20日
06年第18号第1次补充
中国:记者阳小青因其批判文章被判一年徒刑,健康堪忧
国际笔会狱中作家委员会抗议记者阳小青因报道官员腐败于2006年6月15日被以敲诈罪判处有期徒刑一年。国际笔会认为关押记者阳小青违反中国1998年已成为签约者之一的《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》第19条,呼吁立即无条件释放他。
2006年1月22日,《中国产经新闻报》记者阳小青在调查与报道隆回县官员涉嫌腐败后,被湖南省隆回县安全局拘捕。据阳的妻子龚杰说,被捕前,阳曾受到当地官员的威胁与恐吓,并躲藏了好几个月。
阳被指控为在向隆回县官员敲诈80万元(10万美元)不成后,在互联网上张贴诽谤文章。据认,他的被关押与他2005年5月所写的两篇县官员在出售一家国营企业中涉嫌的腐败文章有关。据他的律师说,当局无法提供任何指控他的证据。
阳现被关押在湖南省隆回县看守所,据说,自从被拘后,他的健康状况明显恶化。据说,他已被诊断患有乙型肝炎,也有报道说,他身上一个未获确诊的瘤无法得到治疗。
请发出呼吁:
——抗议拘押记者阳小青,呼吁根据中国1998年已成为签约者之一的《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》第19条,立即无条件释放他;
——表达对他健康的严重关切,强烈呼吁在他被拘押期间,尊重他的基本权利,充分准许他与家人见面,以及一切必要的治疗。
呼吁书寄往:
中华人民共和国,北京,邮政编码100032
国务院转
中华人民共和国国家主席胡锦涛阁下
中华人民共和国,北京市,邮政编码100726
北河沿大街147号
最高人民检察院 检察长贾春旺先生
(请注意:中国当局没有传真号码,建议将呼吁书的复印件给你所在国的中国大使馆,请他们寄出呼吁书,并欢迎提出任何意见)
有关进一步消息,请联系国际笔会狱中作家委员会的Cathy McCann,
地址: Brownlow House, 50/51 High Holborn, London WC1V 6ER,
电话:+ 44 (0) 20 7405 0338,
传真:+44 (0) 20 7405 0339
电子信箱:[email protected]
(独立中文笔会狱中作家委员会根据英文原稿翻译)
RAPID ACTION NETWORK
20 June 2006
Update #1 to RAN 18/06
CHINA: Journalist Yang Xiaoqing sentenced to one year in prison for his critical writings; health concerns.
The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN protests the one-year prison sentence handed down to journalist Yang Xiaoqing on 15 June 2006 on extortion charges for his reporting on official corruption. International PEN considers journalist Yang Xiaoqing to be detained in violation of Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which China became a signatory in 1998, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release.
Yang Xiaoqing, a reporter with the Zhongguo Chanjing Xinwenbao (China Industrial Economy News), was arrested by the Public Security Bureau of Longhui County, Hunan Province, on 22 January 2006 after investigating and reporting the alleged corruption of Longhui County officials. According to Yang’s wife Gong Jie, Yang received threats and intimidation by local officials prior to his arrest, and had been in hiding for several months.
Yang was accused of posting defamatory articles on the Internet after failing to extort up to 800,000 Yuan (US$100,000) from Longhui County officials. His detention is thought to be linked to two articles written in May 2005 alleging corruption in the sale of a state-owned company by county officials. According to his lawyer, the authorities have failed to produce any evidence to support the charges against him.
Yang Xiaoqing is held at the Longhui County Detention Centre, Hunan Province, where his health is said to have deteriorated significantly since his detention. He is said to have been diagnosed with Hepatitis B, and there are also reports that he is denied treatment for an undiagnosed growth.
Please send appeals:
– protesting the detention of journalist Yang Xiaoqing, and calling for his immediate and unconditional release in accordance with Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which China became a signatory in 1998;
– expressing serious concerns about his health, and urging that whilst detained his basic rights are respected and that he is granted full access to his family and all necessary medical care.
Appeals to:
His Excellency Hu Jintao
President of the People’s Republic of China
State Council
Beijing 100032
P.R.China.
Procurator General Mr. Jia Chunwang
Supreme People’s Procuratorate
Beiheyan Street 147
100726 Beijing
P.R.China
(Please note that there are no fax numbers for the Chinese authorities. It is recommended that you copy your appeal to the Chinese embassy in your country asking that they forward your appeal and welcoming any comments).
For further information please contact Cathy McCann at International PEN Writers in Prison Committee, Brownlow House, 50/51 High Holborn, London WC1V 6ER, Tel.+ 44 (0) 20 7405 0338, Fax: +44 (0) 20 7405 0339, email: [email protected]