【大紀元10月11日訊】中國：网論家、作家兼記者黃金秋（清水君）因寫作以顛覆國家政權罪被判刑十二年

國際筆會獄中作家委員會抗議對网論家、作家兼記者黃金秋（清水君）的重判。黃金秋于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，并遭封閉監禁直到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。我們呼吁立即無條件地釋放黃金秋。

根据國際筆會的信息，知名网論家、作家兼記者黃金秋因在互聯网上發表大量文章，于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月中旬才被報道，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。

黃金秋于1974年出生于山東省，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，他先后為几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网《博訊》上發表文章，在海外中文网絡社區中得以著名。他的文章被收集為兩類：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。据報道，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《博訊新聞网》（Boxun.com）宣布他打算建立一個政党—-中華愛國民主党（CPDP），而引起當局對他更進一步的注意。盡管据說他的組党宣告引起了很多人的興趣，但据認為中華愛國民主党并沒有在實際上組織起來。2003年8月，黃金秋回到中國。根据他在旅途中繼續發在《博訊新聞网》上的文章，自2003年8月15日起，他被國安秘密警察跟蹤，先在云南，后在四川，一直到上海。2003年9月初，黃金秋回到山東省探訪了父母親，并于2003年9月10日發表了他的最后一篇文章《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，他于2003年9月13日在江蘇省連云港被拘捕。

黃金秋案于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。据報道，法庭一度以證据不足而遲遲無法判決，但在檢察院向法院補充新證据之后，黃金秋于9月27日被判決 “以中華愛國民主党籌委會負責人的身份，在互聯网發表大量反動文章，組織、策划、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。

請發呼吁書：

–抗議對网論家、作家兼記者黃金秋的重判，并呼吁根据《聯合國人權宣言》第19條立即無條件地釋放黃金秋。

呼吁書請寄：

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 ）

注：呼吁書也可請中華人民共和國駐各國大使館轉交

（獨立中文筆會獄中作家委員會根据國際筆會獄中作家委員會英文原本翻譯）@

RAPID ACTION NETWORK6 October 2004

RAN 46/04

CHINA: Internet essayist, writer and journalist Huang Jinqiu (aka QingShuijun) sentenced to twelve years in prison on subversion charges for hiswritings.

The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN protests the heavyprison sentence handed down to internet essayist, writer and journalistHuang Jingqiu (aka Qing Shuijun), who was sentenced to 12 years in prison on27 September 2004 on subversion charges for his writings. Huang Jinqiu hasbeen detained since 13 September 2003, and was held incommunicado untilJanuary 2004. International PEN considers Huang Jinqiu to be detained solelyfor the peaceful expression of his opinions, and therefore in contraventionof 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 andjournalist Huang Jinqiu was sentenced to twelve years in prison on 27September 2004 by the Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court on charges of’subversion of state power’ for a large number of essays published on theInternet. Huang has been detained since 13 September 2003, but his arrestwas not reported until mid-December 2003 and even then remained littlepublicised outside the Chinese-language media. His detention was notofficially acknowledged by the Chinese authorities until January 2004.

Huang Jingqiu was born in Shangdong Province in 1974, and trained at the LuXun Literature Institute, a leading writing school. His writings have beenwell-recognised from an early age, and at the age of twenty he published hisfirst book. He has worked as a journalist and editor of several newspapersand magazines since the age of eighteen, including the Guanzhou dailyYangcheng Wanbao. In 2000 he gained a scholarship to study journalism at theCentral Academy of Art in Malaysia, and became well known in the overseasChinese internet community for his essays published on the Chinese-languagenews website ‘Boxun.com’ under the pen-name Qing Shuijun (Mr Clear Water).These essays have been collected into two publications, one that isnon-politicaland published under his real name, and one collection of politicalcommentariespublished for security reasons under his pen-name Qing Shuijun.

In early 2001 his articles began to attract the attention of the Chineseauthorities, who reportedly visited his parents and warned them of theirconcerns about him. He attracted further attention in January 2003 byannouncing on Boxun.com his intention to found a political party, the ChinaPatriot Democracy Party (CPDP). Although his announcement is said to haveattracted a lot of interest, it is not thought that the CPDP was everorganised in practice. Later that year, in August 2003, he returned toChina, and according to his articles which he continued to post on Boxun.comthroughout his journey he began to be followed by the secret police on 15August 2003, first in Yunan Province, then in Sichuan and through toShanghai. In early September 2003, Huang Jingqiu visited his parents inShangdong Province; his last article was published on 10 September 2003,entitled ‘Me and My PublicSecurity Friends’. It was not until January 2004that his family was officially notified by the authorities of his arrest on13 September 2003 in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province.

Huang’s trial began on 22 June 2004 at the Changzhou Intermediate People’sCourt on subversion charges. It is reported that the court was unable toreach a verdict initially because of lack of evidence, but after the casewas referred back to the prosecution further evidence was submitted and hewas convicted on 27 September 2004 of ‘organising, planning and performingsubversion of state power by publishing a large number of reactionaryarticles on the Internet in his capacity as member of the preparatorycommittee of the China Patriotic Democratic Party’. He was handed down atwelve-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 andunconditional release in accordance with Article 19 of the United NationsUniversal Declaration of Human Rights.

Appeals to:His Excellency Hu JintaoPresident of the People’s Republic of ChinaState CouncilBeijing 100032P.R.China.

His Excellency Zhang FusenMinister of Justice10 Chaoyangmen NandajieChaoyang-quBeijing-shi 100020P.R.China.

Please note that fax numbers are no longer available for the Chineseauthorities, so you may wish to ask the diplomatic representative for Chinain your country to forward your appeals.

Please copy appeals to the diplomatic representative for China in yourcountry if possible.

For further information, please contact Cathy McCann at International PENWiPC, 9/10 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7AT, U.K. Tel:+44 (0)207 253 3226, fax: +44 (0)207 253 5711, email: cmccann@wipcpen.org(//www.dajiyuan.com)