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“绝食抗争第20天:许志永的呐喊需要我们的关注与行动!”

大家好!许志永自2024年7月至今,由于他的不认罪态度坚决,鲁南监狱便以各种严酷手段升级着对他的严管,进行非法剥夺和精神虐待。 据悉,许志永与其未婚妻的通信权自今年9月被非法中断,许志永之后一直争取通信,却屡遭审核部门的故意刁难。直到10月4日,某狱警把李翘楚的信在他面前展开,然后当面把手写信撕得七零八落,如此人格侮辱的举动让许志永终于忍无可忍,被迫将抗争升级到绝食程度。直到10月23日绝食整20天才被外界知晓。虽然家属于29日成功会见了许志永,但监狱方面严重施压,有关部门企图通过控制家属以平息外界对于许志永绝食抗争的关注热潮。 直到今天,许志永的具体诉求未被监狱方面批准,更未被允许会见律师,无任何渠道向外传递真实的身体状况和是否停止绝食的自主意愿表达。 关注组于11月12日发布这封向国际社会、各人权组织、华人团体的公开求助信,呼吁外界持续关注许志永的绝食抗争事件,仅有善良愿望和低调配合是无法换回许志永在狱中的健康平安的。我们需要把这一事件不断提高关注力度,让他在绝食抗争中没有白白受苦,争取到权利保障和待遇改善,期盼他有一天能够好好活着从监狱走出来。 感谢大家的关注转发! twitter中文版:https://x.com/FreeXuDing/status/1856130343192965601twitter英文版:https://x.com/FreeXuDing/status/1856130301832904969 github中文版:https://free-xu-ding.github.io/open-letter-cn-2024-11-12/github英文版:https://free-xu-ding.github.io/open-letter-en-2024-11-12/

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“Master of the Mountains: A Tujia Craftsman on the Enduring Legacy of Diaojiaolou”

September 10, 2024 Interviewer: Uncle, I heard you used to build 吊脚楼 (diaojiaolou). Can you tell me about what it was like? These buildings are so rare nowadays. Uncle: (Scratches his chin, chuckling) Ah, those were the days, kid. Yeah, I used to build them. You’d see them all over the place back in the

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“Echoes of Tradition: A Middle-Aged Tujia Man’s Reflection on Baishou Dance”

Interviewer: Can you tell me about your experience growing up with the Baishou Dance tradition? I’ve read a lot about it, but I’d love to hear what it was like to witness it firsthand. Mr. Peng: (Smiles) Ah, Baishou Dance… yes, that’s something deeply rooted in my memory. I grew up in a small village

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Commemorating the 35th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square in Taiwan: A Personal Journey

In June 2024, I embarked on a deeply personal journey to Taipei, Taiwan, to participate in the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. This event held special significance for me, as a Taiwanese teacher from our symposium had extended an invitation to “Our Story Our History” to be part of the commemoration at Liberty

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Silent Thunder: Voices of Resilience and Dissent During the Cultural Revolution

On a cool April day, the remnants of a stormy past deeply resonated in Hong Kong as Our Stories Our History hosted our first symposium titled “Silent Thunder: Dissent During the Cultural Revolution.” This gathering was more than just an event; it was a moving journey back to one of Chinese history’s most chaotic times,

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the taiwan issue – an historical analysis

The China-Taiwan issue is a complex and multifaceted conflict that has persisted for over seven decades. It centers around the question of Taiwan’s sovereignty and whether it should be considered a part of China or an independent nation. This conflict has political, historical, economic, and social dimensions, and it has far-reaching implications for both countries

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“the new revolution swoops through china”

If Tiananmen square protest were the pioneers of Chinese Democracy then the Revolutions in 2022 must be their successors. With the scorching Covid policies burning down people’s lives, economically and humanly. The people has had enough. And they now make themselves heard. November is the season of gathering for Chinese, as thousands rush back home

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“我的文革”

我1962年进入北航,正好在高考改制几年前考进去的。那几年中国和苏联的关系不好,大家都在吵架,中央就把苏联成为“苏修”,暗示他们搞修正主义,放弃了正统的马克思列宁主义。后来中央成立了文革小组代替政治局,这个小组也在文革期间慢慢地发展成了我们今天所熟知的“四人帮”。毛主席当年就很害怕中国的“修正主义”苗头,于是号召群众反对修正主义,搞革命搞运动,于是从基层人民、从学生那里发动他们“造反”,当时还搞得很正式,他穿了军装在天安门上面接见了红卫兵,文革就这么开始了,我运气没这么好,也只能在城楼下面看看。 红卫兵那个时候因为有毛主席授权,地位高的很。1967年他们就开始造反了,开始在地方政府夺权。最有名的是上海那边发生的事情,大伙都把政府官员,或者是有一点权力的人打成“走资派”,然后自己坐上他们的位置,于是后来上海不就变成四人帮的大本营了嘛。当时全中国上下最大的“走资派”就是刘少奇,还有一个邓小平:邓小平后来待遇相对好一点,下放了江西,就算是在第一次“天安门事件”之后也只是撤销全部职位,党籍保留了下来;但是刘少奇就不一样了,得了病都没人管他,后来惨死开封。 当时中央搞了一个运动叫大串联,学生、工农兵一下子就变成了地位非常高的群体,我们可以凭自己的身份免费做公交车和火车,于是全国各地的学生都慢慢开始聚集到北京了。我当时所在的红卫兵还是全国有名的“北航红旗”,可能是北航地位特殊的原因,在文革一开始的时候还非常积极,做火车到处去看,然后在当地到处做报告。当时我和几个朋友在北京到处逛,有一次听说周总理在我们学校隔壁(清华)搞演讲、做动员学生的工作,我们几个连冒着雨都还爬到树上去听他讲话。后来我就没怎么关心文革的事情了,党还在搞内斗,考上了学校还学不到什么东西,都在搞革命,于是自己去学了点日语和英语。1966年文革高潮,我的哥哥因为画画在当地有点小名气,给红卫兵抓去游街戴高帽去了,我连忙坐火车去救他,当时幸好“北航红旗”名号很大,到了那边之后说了几句话,说我哥已经认识到错误了什么的,没给他定性成“走资派”,就放走了。 我自己觉得毛主席这个人还是过于注重理想和信念,就像他自己说的一样,一辈子就干了两件事情:以前带领中国革命,打跑老蒋和国民党;第二件就是文革,经济他也搞得一塌糊涂,当时我们年轻人都吃不饱饭,中国变得天翻地覆,要不是他76年走了中国还说不定不会消停。

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