END 60 YEARS OF OPPRESSION IN CHINA

Statementby Chinese, Uighur & Tibetan Solidarity UK on the occasion of the 60thanniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

We are agroup of people from China, Tibet and East Turkestan who stand united inopposition to the tyrannical rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Weshare and believe in the fundamental values and principles of human rights,freedom and democracy; these principles bring us together to stand insolidarity with all those oppressed and persecuted by the rule of the CCP andto seek justice and freedom.

Duringthe 60 years of communist rule, the Chinese regime has perpetuated inexcusablecrimes against humanity. Tens of millions of people have died from politicalpersecution and abuse of power. The CCP has no electoral mandate, thereby ithas no authority or credibility to represent China as a member of the UnitedNations.

WithChina’s increasing global presence, the CCP’s autocratic political attitudesand actions, if unchecked, could endanger the freedom and well-being ofmankind.

Therefore,today we call on the Chinese government to end its one party autocracy bybeginning democratic processes and abide by the United Nations’ UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights and thereby become a responsible and respectedmember of the international community.

Tobenefit not only those oppressed by the CCP rule in China, but for all thepeople of the world, we urge the international community to stand up and speakout; work to bring justice and democracy to the oppressed and help build aharmonious and stable society where universal human rights are recognised andvalued.

The worldmust wake up and act now!

Chinese,Uighur & Tibetan Solidarity UK

1October 2009

Chinese,Uighur & Tibetan Solidarity UK is made up of the following organisations:

ChineseSolidarity Campaign

Federationfor a Democratic China

Friendsof Tiananmen Mothers

Studentsfor a Free Tibet UK

TibetSociety

TibetanCommunity in Britain

TibetanYouth UK

UighurAssociation

UighurCommunity UK

Chinese,Uighur & Tibetan Solidarity UK opposes the tyrannical rule of the ChineseCommunist Party and upholds the values of freedom, human rights and democracy.

NOTES:

Forfurther information / interviews please contact:

ShaoJiang (student organiser at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests)

Tel:07961 948 852; Email: t.shaojiang@gmail.com

EnverTohti (Chairman of the Uighur Association and UK representative of the WorldUighur Congress)

Tel:07950 674 306; Email: etbugda@gmail.com

KarmaChura-Tsang (Director of Tibetan Youth UK)

Tel:07725 501 995; Email: karma@tibetanyouthuk.org

For moreinformation email: cuts.uk@googlemail.com

or go toour Facebook page – search for Chinese, Uighur & Tibetan Solidarity UK

Eventson 1 October

Protest:End the Oppression in China!

Time:11.00am – 1.00pm

Location:opposite the Chinese Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL

On the60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese,Uighur & Tibetan Solidarity UK and supporters will be calling for freedomand human rights for all people in the PRC and for an end to one-partyautocracy. There will be the opportunity to sign a scroll in support ofdemocratic and human rights, and freedoms for all people living in the PRC.

Filmscreening: The Forgotten Nation,followed by Q&A.

Time:2.00pm – 5.00pm (film starts at 2.30pm)

Location:RS NLT2 Lecture Theatre 1 & 2 (Old Cinema), The University of Westminster,309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW

TheForgotten Nation is a series of four short documentaries onEast Turkestan (Xinjiang). The screening will be followed by a Q&A sessionwith a panel including Enver Tohti (chairman of the Uighur Association and UKrepresentative of the World Uighur Congress), Steve Greig (former Xinjiangcoordinator of Amnesty International UK) and Simon James (researcher anddocumentary maker on the Uighur issue, from Oxford University). Refreshments,including Turkish pizzas, will be served at the end of the event.

TheForgotten Nation is made up of fourdocumentaries:

Deathon the Silk Road, a Channel 4 documentary on thenuclear testing in East Turkestan. This film presents a chilling account of thepeople living under the mushroom cloud. China carried out 48 tests between 1966and 1996, 18 of which were above ground. It is estimated that more then 290,000people were killed by the tests’ explosions and more than one million peoplehave died from the resulting radiation.

ChinaSilenced, a short film made by an American-born Chinesejournalist during her visit to East Turkistan, which reveals the attitudes ofHan Chinese towards Muslims living in the region.

XinjiangRepression, a documentary report by a British journalistabout the general situation in East Turkistan.

AStrange Kind of Freedom, a film that explains how Uighurpeople ended up in Guantanamo Bay during the “War on Terror”.

Vigil:Remembering the victims of 60 years of oppression in China

Time:7.00pm – 9.30pm

Location:opposite the Chinese Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL

Acandle-lit vigil to remember the victims of 60 years of oppression by theChinese Communist Party, to support human rights for all people in China and tocall for the release of all political prisoners in China.

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Chinese Version

英国华人、维吾尔人、藏人团结会

就“中华人民共和国”成立六十周年的声明

我们来自中国、西藏和东土耳其斯坦，在此共同反对中国共产党的暴政。人权、自由和民主是我们共同认可的基本价值与原则。这些原则使我们团结起来，与所有受到中共镇压与迫害的人站在一起，寻求正义与自由。

中共当局在六十年的统治中，不断地犯下了不可原谅的反人类罪。中共的政治迫害和滥用权力导致数千万人丧生。中共从未获得选举授权，因此没有资格和信誉在联合国代表中国。

随着中国在全球的影响日益增加，如果不对中共的专制政治态度和行为加以控制，人类的自由和福祉将会受到威胁。

因此，我们今天要求中国政府结束一党专制，启动民主进程，遵守《世界人权宣言》，成为国际社会上负责任的、受人尊重的成员。

为了在中国境内受中共压迫的人，也为了全世界人民，我们敦促国际社会站出来发出声音，将正义和民主带给受压迫的人，使普世人权在中国得到承认与珍视，建立真正的和谐与稳定。

是时候了！醒来吧，行动吧！

2009年10月1日

英国华维藏团结会（包含以下组织）：

支援中国民运行动

中国民主阵线

天安门母亲之友

自由西藏学生联盟（英国）

西藏协会

西藏社团（英国）

西藏青年（英国）

维吾尔协会

维吾尔社团（英国）

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结束在中国的镇压

中国共产党60年的镇压必须结束

实现自由、人权、民主！

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示威:结束在中国的镇压!

时间：10月1日（周四）上午11点至下午1点

地点：中国大使馆对面，49-51Portland Place, London W1B 1JL

（最近地铁站：G reat Portland Street, Regents Park orOxford Circus）

 汉、维、藏团结会示威抗议60年来中共的暴政和镇压，为所有在中共统治下人民的自由、人权和民主呐喊，结束一党专制。欢迎各界人士参加。

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纪录片和讨论会：“被遗忘的国度”

时间：10月1日（周四）下午2点至5点（2点半开始放电影）

地点：RSNLT2教室1和2 (前电影院),西敏寺大学309Regent Street, London W1B 2UW

(最近地铁站：Oxford Circus)

 “被遗忘的国度”是一组四个关于东土耳其斯坦的纪录片。 Enver Tohti（维吾尔协会主席、世界维吾尔大会英国代表）、Steve Greig（前国际特赦新疆协调人）和SimonJames（研究员与制片人）在电影结束后，将回答观众提出的问题。备有茶点。

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烛光悼念：纪念在中国境内60年暴政的受难者

时间：10月1日（周四）晚7点至晚9点半

地点：中国大使馆对面，49-51Portland Place, London W1B 1JL

（最近地铁站：Great Portland Street, Regents Park orOxford Circus）烛光悼念，纪念在中国境内60年来被中共镇压的受难者，支持中国人权，呼吁释放所有政治犯。欢迎各界人士参加。

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