國際筆會獄中作家委員會抗議對網論家、作家兼記者黃金秋（清水君）的重判。黃金秋於2004年9月27日被以顛覆國家政權罪判處十二年徒刑，他自2003年9月13日被拘留，並遭封閉監禁直到2004年1月。國際筆會認為，黃金秋遭監禁僅因他和平地表達其觀點，因此違反了《聯合國人權宣言》第19條。我們呼籲立即無條件地釋放黃金秋。
根據國際筆會的信息，知名網論家、作家兼記者黃金秋因在網際網路上發表大量論文，於2004年9月27日被常州市中級人民法院以顛覆國家政權罪判處十二年徒刑。黃金秋自2003年9月13日被拘留，但他的被捕直到2003年12月中旬才被報導，而且在海外中文媒體以外罕見發表。中國當局只到2004年1月才正式承認他在押。
黃金秋於1974年出生於山東省，曾經在著名作家學校魯迅文學院培訓。他的作品在很年輕的時候就頗受注意，在20歲時出版了第一本書。從18歲起，他先後為幾個報刊擔任記者和編輯工作，包括廣州的《羊城晚報》。2000年，黃金秋獲獎學金到馬來西亞中央藝術學院學習新聞學。他以「清水君」作為筆名在中文新聞網《博訊》上發表文章，在海外中文網路社區中得以著名。他的論文被收集為兩類：一類是非政治性的作品，以真名發表；另一類是政治評論，因為安全緣故以其筆名「清水君」發表。
在2001年初，黃金秋的文章開始引起了中國當局的注意。據報導，當局曾經派人找到他的父母，警告他們要關照黃金秋。2003年1月，黃金秋在《博訊新聞網》（Boxun.com）宣布他打算建立一個政黨----中華愛國民主黨（CPDP），而引起當局對他更進一步的注意。儘管據說他的組黨宣告引起了很多人的興趣，但據認為中華愛國民主黨並沒有在實際上組織起來。2003年8月，黃金秋回到中國。根據他在旅途中繼續發在《博訊新聞網》上的文章，自2003年8月15日起，他被國安秘密警察跟蹤，先在雲南，後在四川，一直到上海。2003年9月初，黃金秋回到山東省探訪了父母親，並於2003年9月10日發表了他的最後一篇文章《我和國安及朋友們》。黃金秋的親屬直到2004年1月才正式收到當局通知，他於2003年9月13日在江蘇省連雲港被拘捕。
黃金秋案於2004年6月22日在常州市中級人民法院以「顛覆國家政權」 罪開庭審判。據報導，法庭一度以證據不足而遲遲無法判決，但在檢察院向法院補充新證據之後，黃金秋於9月27日被判決 「以中華愛國民主黨籌委會負責人的身份，在網際網路發表大量反動文章，組織、策劃、實施顛覆我國國家政權」。他被判處有期徒刑十二年，現被監禁在江蘇省常州看守所。黃金秋正就此判決提出上訴。
請發呼籲書：
抗議對網論家、作家兼記者黃金秋的重判，並呼籲根據《聯合國人權宣言》第19條立即無條件地釋放黃金秋。
呼籲書請寄：
中華人民共和國主席胡錦濤閣下（中國北京，中華人民共和國國務院轉）
中華人民共和國司法部長張福森閣下（中國北京朝陽區朝陽門南大街10號）
註：呼籲書也可請中華人民共和國駐各國大使館轉交
（2004年10月6日）
（獨立中文筆會獄中作家委員會根據國際筆會獄中作家委員會英文原本翻譯）
RAPID ACTION NETWORK
6 October 2004
RAN 46/04
CHINA: Internet essayist, writer and journalist Huang Jinqiu (aka Qing Shuijun) sentenced to twelve years in prison on subversion charges for his writings.
The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN protests the heavy prison sentence handed down to internet essayist, writer and journalist Huang Jingqiu (aka Qing Shuijun), who was sentenced to 12 years in prison on 27 September 2004 on subversion charges for his writings. Huang Jinqiu has been detained since 13 September 2003, and was held incommunicado until January 2004. International PEN considers Huang Jinqiu to be detained solely for the peaceful expression of his opinions, and therefore in contravention of Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We call for his immediate and unconditional release.
According to PEN's information, leading internet essayist, writer and journalist Huang Jinqiu was sentenced to twelve years in prison on 27 September 2004 by the Changzhou Intermediate People's Court on charges of 'subversion of state power' for a large number of essays published on the Internet. Huang has been detained since 13 September 2003, but his arrest was not reported until mid-December 2003 and even then remained little publicised outside the Chinese-language media. His detention was not officially acknowledged by the Chinese authorities until January 2004.
Huang Jingqiu was born in Shangdong Province in 1974, and trained at the Lu Xun Literature Institute, a leading writing school. His writings have been well-recognised from an early age, and at the age of twenty he published his first book. He has worked as a journalist and editor of several newspapers and magazines since the age of eighteen, including the Guanzhou daily Yangcheng Wanbao. In 2000 he gained a scholarship to study journalism at the Central Academy of Art in Malaysia, and became well known in the overseas Chinese internet community for his essays published on the Chinese-language news website 'Boxun.com' under the pen-name Qing Shuijun (Mr Clear Water). These essays have been collected into two publications, one that is non-political
and published under his real name, and one collection of political commentaries
published for security reasons under his pen-name Qing Shuijun.
In early 2001 his articles began to attract the attention of the Chinese authorities, who reportedly visited his parents and warned them of their concerns about him. He attracted further attention in January 2003 by announcing on Boxun.com his intention to found a political party, the China Patriot Democracy Party (CPDP). Although his announcement is said to have attracted a lot of interest, it is not thought that the CPDP was ever
organised in practice. Later that year, in August 2003, he returned to China, and according to his articles which he continued to post on Boxun.com throughout his journey he began to be followed by the secret police on 15 August 2003, first in Yunan Province, then in Sichuan and through to Shanghai. In early September 2003, Huang Jingqiu visited his parents in Shangdong Province; his last article was published on 10 September 2003, entitled 'Me and My PublicSecurity Friends'. It was not until January 2004 that his family was officially notified by the authorities of his arrest on 13 September 2003 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province.
Huang's trial began on 22 June 2004 at the Changzhou Intermediate People's Court on subversion charges. It is reported that the court was unable to reach a verdict initially because of lack of evidence, but after the case was referred back to the prosecution further evidence was submitted and he was convicted on 27 September 2004 of 'organising, planning and performing subversion of state power by publishing a large number of reactionary articles on the Internet in his capacity as member of the preparatory committee of the China Patriotic Democratic Party'. He was handed down a twelve-year prison sentence and is detained at Changzhou Detention Centre, Jiangsu Province. His is appealing the sentence.
Please send appeals:
- Protesting the heavy prison sentence handed down to internet essayist, writer and journalist Huang Jinqiu, and calling for his immediate and unconditional release in accordance with Article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Appeals to:
His Excellency Hu Jintao
President of the People's Republic of China
State Council
Beijing 100032
P.R.China.
His Excellency Zhang Fusen
Minister of Justice
10 Chaoyangmen Nandajie
Chaoyang-qu
Beijing-shi 100020
P.R.China.
Please note that fax numbers are no longer available for the Chinese authorities, so you may wish to ask the diplomatic representative for China in your country to forward your appeals.
Please copy appeals to the diplomatic representative for China in your country if possible.
For further information, please contact Cathy McCann at International PEN WiPC, 9/10 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7AT, U.K. Tel: +44 (0)207 253 3226, fax: +44 (0)207 253 5711, email: [email protected]
