【新唐人2014年05月03日讯】5月3号，是“世界新闻出版自由日”。在此前夕，国际记者人权组织——“记者无国界”首次发布了全球“百位新闻英雄”名单，以此表彰那些为传递自由信息而作出巨大牺牲和贡献的媒体人。其中，中国有四人榜上有名，他们分别是《六四天网》创办人黄琦、前《新快报》记者刘虎、前《山西晚报》揭黑记者李建军，以及西藏僧人果洛晋美。
总部设在巴黎的“记者无国界”4月29号在公告中说，这次入选的“100位新闻自由英雄”的人士来自全球65个国家，年龄介于25岁和75岁之间。他们致力于“服务公众利益”，通过工作或者斗争，推动和促进了《世界人权宣言》第19条——“人人有权享有主张和发表意见的自由”。
“记者无国界”组织总干事德卢瓦尔（Christophe Deloire）在声明中表示，希望藉“世界新闻出版自由日”的机会，向这些记者和博客作者致敬，他们为了自由事业牺牲了自己安全，甚至是生命。
在100名上榜者中，中国有四人获选，他们分别是中国第一个人权网站——“六四天网”创办人黄琦﹔还有因在网上实名举报多名中共高官，而被当局抓捕的前《新快报》记者刘虎﹔以及因举报巨型国有企业“华润集团”董事长宋林涉嫌贪腐，而多次受到死亡恐吓，被迫长期逗留香港的前《山西晚报》记者李建军﹔此外，还有因拍摄西藏的记录片《远离恐惧》，而一度入狱的西藏僧人果洛晋美。
值得关注的是，四名中国获选者当中，有三人都曾经入狱或是正在遭受牢狱之灾。对此，仍滞留香港的揭黑记者李建军表示，能够榜上有名，他感到很欣慰，但同时又觉得很悲哀。因为在中国讲真话，是要付出巨大代价的。
前《山西晚报》记者李建军：“首先，很感谢记者无疆界组织对我们这些付出的，或者我们努力的肯定。但是也很悲哀，就是说我们中国这四个人里边，三个人进过监狱，或者是正在监狱，还在监狱里边。0043就我一个不在监狱里，我还在流亡。0221所以就很悲哀，如果这个世界上有一天，人们不会因为说真话而遭受迫害，这才是最让人希望的。”
另一位上榜者，“六四天网”创办人黄琦，曾是2004年“记者无国界网络自由奖”的获奖者。因为坚持报导中共当局禁止披露的真相，在过去的14年中，黄琦共计入狱8年。尤其在2000年，黄琦因协助四川大地震中死亡的学生家长收集垮塌学校信息，并在网上撰文揭露“豆腐渣”工程，被当局以“非法持有国家机密罪”判处有期徒刑三年。
多年来，虽然当局的打压与迫害不断，但黄琦表示，为了新闻自由所付出的一切，他无怨无悔。
“六四天网”创办人黄琦：“在2000年的时候，天网因为揭露法轮功练习者遭迫害致死，以及涉及到20万农民遭切除阑尾，还有六四死难者等等案例，而导致我被抓捕入狱。但是回顾这段历史，我真的无怨无悔，我觉得我们做了对得起自己良心的事儿。”
对于目前仍在监狱的前《新快报》记者刘虎，“记者无国界”介绍说，刘虎曾用微博账号实名举报原重庆高级官员、现任北京工商总局副局长马正其，并且公布了至少三起部长级中共官员的丑闻（包括上海高院院长和陕西公安厅厅长）。通过抓捕拘留，当局成功的使包括刘虎在内的至整个网络爆料记者群体消声。
而西藏僧人果洛晋美与另几名“新闻英雄”不同的是，他因为拍摄一部西藏记录片《远离恐惧》，而遭当局迫害。据了解，这部震撼人心的25分钟记录片中，包含了对108名普通藏人的访问。“记者无国界”介绍说，《远离恐惧》在2008年北京奥运会开幕时，曾秘密举行首映，果洛晋美立即遭到当局逮捕并被判处7个月监禁，并且受到殴打和虐待。2012年他再次被当局秘密扣押，自此之后下落不明。
“记者无国界”指出，“百大英雄榜”无法囊括所有为自由斗争的人们，除了这100位英雄，还有更多不知名的斗士。这些人士无论是否为专业记者，他们都以各种形式参与和推动了为自由斗争的伟大事业。“没有他们的果敢，自由的边界将无法被延伸”。
采访编辑/张天宇 后制/周天
Three of the Four Chinese People Named on Reporters Without Borders100 Information Heroes in Prison
May 3 is World Press Freedom Day.
For the first time, Reporters Without Borders
has published a list of 100 Information Heroes.
The list honors journalists who have contributed
and made sacrifices in order to impart information.
Four mainland Chinese people are listed.
Huang Qi is founder of 64tianwang,
China’s first human rights website.
Liu Hu is a former reporter for
the Modern Express newspaper.
Li Jianjun is a former investigative
journalist for the Shanxi Evening Post.
Also listed is Tibetan monk Jigme Gyatso.
Reporters Without Borders announced on April 29
that the 100 Information Heroes span 65 countries,
and are aged between 25 and 75 years-old.
They are dedicated to serving public interests.
They promote freedom enshrined in Article 19
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
That is, the freedom to seek, receive and impart
information and ideas through any media.
Christophe Deloire, Secretary General for
Reporters Without Borders, spoke about
World Press Freedom Day in an announcement.
It should be an occasion for paying tribute to the courage of
the journalists and bloggers sacrificing their safety and lives.
There are four Chinese named in the 100 Information Heroes.
Huang Qi is founder of China’s first
human rights website called ’64tianwang’.
Liu Hu is a former reporter from the Modern Express
newspaper, who was arrested for reporting online
about several corrupt high level CCP officials.
Li Jianjun is a former reporter for Shanxi Evening
Post, who now lives in exile in Hong Kong.
Li received several death threats after reporting
about the corruptions of Song Lin, Chairman
of top state-run company China Resources.
Tibetan monk Jigme Gyatso has also been
arrested several times for filming the Tibetan
documentary movie “Leaving Fear Behind".
Three out of the four honored Chinese people
have either been in prison or are still in prison.
Li Jianjun, exiled in Hong Kong, indicated
that he’s glad to be honored on the list.
However, he’s also sad, because one needs to
sacrifice a great deal to tell the truth in China.
Li Jianjun, former reporter, Shanxi Evening Post:
“Firstly, I’m very grateful for the recognition
of our efforts by Reporters Without Borders.
But I’m also sad that three of us have been
put in prison, or are still residing in prison.
I am the only one not in prison,
but I’m in exile. Thus I’m very sad.
It is my biggest hope that one day in this world
people aren’t persecuted for telling the truth."
Huang Qi, founder of 64tianwang, was also winner of the
Reporters Without Borders Cyber-Freedom Prize in 2004.
This was awarded for his reporting information
that had been banned by the CCP authorities.
Huang has been imprisoned for a total
of 8 years during the past 14 years.
In 2000, Huang helped parents who lost
children in an earthquake in Sichuan to
collect information about collapsed schools.
He subsequently published an article online
about these poorly constructed buildings.
He was sentenced to 3 years in prison
for “illegal possession of state secrets".
Huang indicated that he does not regret the price he
paid even though the regime’s crackdown never stops.
Huang Qi, founder of 64tianwang: “In 2000, I
was put in prison because tianwang revealed that
Falun Gong practitioners died from persecution.
We provided information on victims of June 4, and that
200,000 farmers were forced to remove their appendix.
When I think back, I truly don’t feel regret. I think
we’ve done things that are worthy of conscience."
Liu Hu, former reporter for
Modern Express, is still in prison.
Reporters Without Borders says Liu had posted information
about embezzlement by local official Ma Zhengqi, on Weibo.
Liu also reported at least three scandals of CCP officials,
including scandals of the President of Shanghai High
Court and Director of Shanxi Public Security Bureau.
By arresting him, the regime successfully silenced Liu Hu,
and other reporters who leak information on the internet.
Tibetan monk Jigme Gyatso is different from the other three.
He’s persecuted for creating the
documentary film, “Leaving Fear Behind".
The 25 minute film interviewed 108 Tibetan people.
Reporters Without Borders says the film had a secret
premiere during the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Jigme Gyatso was arrested and sentenced to
7 months in prison, where he was beaten and tortured.
In 2012, he was secretly detained by the
authorities again, and has been missing since.
Reporters Without Borders indicates that the 100 Information
Heroes can’t include all the people who fight for freedom.
A lot more people remain unknown.
No matter whether they are professional journalists or not,
they’re using different ways to promote freedom of information.
“Without their determination…it would be simply
impossible to extend the domain of freedom."
Interview & Edit/Zhang Tianyu Post-Production/Zhou Tian
