关于“自由光城”About Free Guangcheng

惦念你们全家You are not forgotten

2010年9月9日，盲人赤脚维权律师陈光诚服刑满4年3个月，被监狱直接送回家。全家也于当日被严密软禁，看守者高达几十人。地方当局随后在东邻及西邻安装手机屏蔽仪，9月23日后手机电话完全无法接通。2010年11月11日，陈光诚爱人袁伟静10月27日向朋友发出的求助信息才抵达。

目前光诚依旧腹泻，便血6次，无法就医。陈光诚夫妇无法迈出家门，5岁的女儿失学在家，全家依靠78岁的母亲在看守者跟踪下外出获取食物。而地方警察和看守暴徒随时可闯进陈光诚家，对陈光诚发出生命威胁。9月20日地方警察和暴徒进入陈光诚家6小时之久。

地方官员曾经不慎泄露看守陈光诚的维稳资金一共5000万元。为此他们不会放松对陈光诚的软禁，甚至扬言要把他再送回监狱。他们在全村散布各种谣言和恐慌，试图彻底孤立陈光诚全家，断绝他的外援。

面对如此无理无法的野蛮行径，作为一名普通公民，我们能做什么？

1. 通过网络速递一支鲜花，带去问候；
2. 通过网络速递一个小玩具、一本儿童绘本，送给光诚也被软禁的5岁小女儿克斯，带去温情；
3. 邮寄一张美丽的明信片，向光城全家及看守者问好；
4. 邮寄一张邀请卡，邀请光诚全家到你所在的城市游玩；
5. 圣诞节、元旦、春节、元宵节……邮寄一张节日卡给陈光诚及看守者；
6. 采访一位有公共影响力的人（学者、官员、影视明星、活跃分子……），访问其对陈光诚现状的看法，将录音、照片、视频等资料发送给我们。

无论你做的是哪一项，请不要忘了拍一张照片或做一份截图，发到 guangchengweijing@gmail.com ，我们将全部资料上传于营救陈光诚的网站（网址：www.chenguangcheng.com）。推特：www.twitter.com/freeguangcheng

你可以写：

l          光诚，我们没有忘记你，你在黑暗中给我们带来光明！

l          光诚，请坚持，请等待，我们一直为你们全家的自由努力！

l          抗议非法拘禁，释放陈光诚及全家！

l          爱陈光诚！爱袁伟静！爱陈克斯！

l          ……

是的，有可能你的卡片和鲜花都落到看守者手里，但请不要在卡片上写负面信息。仇恨只能带来更深的仇恨，当看守者被鲜花和问候淹没，也许他们能重新看待自己的工作，也许能善待陈光诚，哪怕只有一点点，也能给软禁中的陈光诚和袁伟静及5岁的女儿和78岁的母亲一点点方便。

陈光诚的邮寄地址是：山东省临沂市沂南县双堠镇的东师古村陈光诚、袁伟静、陈克斯收，邮编：276312

You are not forgotten

As of September 9, 2010, blind self-taught rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng had served in full his sentence of 4 years 3 months and was transported from the prison directly to his home in Shandong province; Chen and his family were placed under strict house arrest and remain under constant guard by several dozen people. Following this, local authorities installed cell phone jamming equipment in the houses on either side of Chen’s home, leaving the family unreachable by telephone since September 23. A text message sent on October 27 by Chen’s wife, Yuan Weijing, seeking help from a family friend, only arrived on November 11.

Upon his release, Chen Guangcheng was found to be suffering from diarrhea; since having worsened to the point that he has now passed blood on at least six occasions, authorities continue to refuse to allow Chen to seek medical treatment. The couple are barred from even stepping outside the door of their home, their 5-year-old daughter continues to miss school, and the entire family is left to depend on Chen’s 78-year-old mother who is only allowed out to buy groceries under constant physical surveillance. At the same time, local police and thugs stationed outside the Chen family home who continue to storm into Chen Guangcheng’s home at will and without any prior warning, have made threats against Chen’s life. On September 20, for example, police and hired thugs rushed into Chen’s home, only choosing to leave six hours later.

Local officials once let slip that the current costs of ‘maintaining stability’ outside the Chen home have already amounted to more than 7.5 million USD, using this figure to justify the need for continued house arrest, and even to threaten to take Chen back to prison. In an attempt to isolate Chen and his family, and to cut them off from outside assistance, agents have even gone so far to spread rumors and horrific lies about the family throughout the village.

In the face of such senseless and barbaric behavior, what can we, as ordinary citizens, do to make a difference?

1. Purchase flowers online to be delivered by courier, along with your message for the family;

2. Purchase toys or children’s books online to be delivered by courier to Chen’s 5-year-old daughter, along with a greeting;

3. Mail artwork on a postcard to the Chen family and their captors;

4. Mail a greeting card, invite Chen Guangcheng and his family to come visit you in your city;

5. To mark holidays such as Christmas, New Year’s Eve or Spring Festival, mail a holiday card to the Chen family and their captors;

6. Find opportunities to ask politicians, academics or other prominent individuals to inquire into Chen and his family’s situation, to visit them if possible, or even provide some audio, video or a photograph which we would then display on the Free Guangcheng website.

Regardless of which option best suits you, please do not forget to take a photograph or photocopy your contribution, and send it to <guangchengweijing@gmail.com>, as we will display all incoming efforts to the [Free Chen Guangcheng] website: http://www.chenguangcheng.com/.Twitter: www.twitter.com/freeguangcheng

Ideas include:

•”Guangcheng, you have not been forgotten. As long as you remain in the dark, we will continue to bring you light!”

•”Guangcheng, stay strong and hopeful. We have never stopped fighting for you and your family’s freedom!”

•”Stop illegal house arrest, Release Chen Guangcheng and his family!”

•”Chen Guangcheng, Yuan Weijing, Chen Kesi: We love and pray for you!”

It’s true, as some worry, that your cards and flowers may only end up in the hands of the Chen family’s captors, so please refrain from including any disparaging remarks. Hate only begets greater hate, and over time, as we leave Chen’s captors buried beneath an outpour of flowers and support, there might come a day when these men begin to see their work in a different light, and maybe, even if just a little, things will slowly get better for this family locked away under house arrest: Chen Guangcheng and his wife Yuan Weijing, their 5-year-old daughter, and Chen’s 78-year-old mother.

Mail address: Chen Guangcheng, Dongshigu Village, Shuanghou Town, Yinan County, Linyi City, Shangdong Province 276312, PRC. China