Thursday, May 19, 2016

全美学自联将2016年自由精神奖授予张海涛和郭飞雄

    2016515日,全美学自联在理事会上投票决定本年度自由精神奖得主为张海涛先生、郭飞雄(杨茂东)先生,每人奖金一千美元。
  今天(519日),全美学自联始获悉郭飞雄先生在广东阳春监狱的无限期绝食已进入第10天。为此,全美学自联决定提前公布自由精神奖得奖结果,原定于64日在中国驻美大使馆前举行的颁奖仪式照常进行。
  为声援郭飞雄和张海涛,全美学自联要求中共政府立即无罪释放包括郭飞雄、张海涛在内的一切政治犯。
2016.5.19

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Statement on winners of 2016 IFCSS Spirit of Freedom Award
On May 15, 2016, IFCSS Council voted that winners of Spirit of Freedom Award of year 2016 are Mr. Zhang Haitao and Mr.Guo Feixiong ( Yang Maodong ), and each one would receive $1000 as reward.

Today ( May 19 ) , IFCSS learns that Mr. Guo Feixiong has launched an indefinite hunger strike in Guangdong Yangchun prison for 10 days . To this end , IFCSS decides to announce Spirit of Freedom Award Winner ahead of award Ceremony which would be held on June 4 as usual in front of  China Embassy in Washinton, DC.

To demonstrate solidarity with award winners Zhang Haitao and Guo Feixiong, IFCSS requests the communist China government to immediately release all political prisoners, including innocent Guo Feixiong and Zhang Haitao.

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