一个观点:如果你的亲朋好友因为参加了“白纸运动”而被捕,我会鼓励你站出来跟媒体讲他们的故事——尤其如果你人在国外,不打算回国。如果匿名受访的话,风险很低,却有可能帮到被拘捕、处境最危险的人。(当然,实名受访会有更大的影响力。)1/8
从两个角度看这个事情:

第一,记者的角度。2019年给《纽约时报》写维吾尔人的遭遇时,我们给中国政府发电报问了两个维族家庭的事情(两家都有亲戚在澳洲发声),电报之后文章还没发人就放出来了。但这个经验并不适用所有案例。也有很多人常年为家人上媒体呼吁,比如@RayhanAsat,中方也没有放人

2/8
大家可以参考一下新疆受害人数据库@shahitbiz FAQ页面的这两个问题:

问:“为什么我应该向你们的资料库提交证词? ”

答:“我们记录的案例越多,我们就越可能打破中国当局在新疆制造的信息真空……一旦您公开为您的朋友/亲人发声,中国当局要伤害他们所负担的声誉成本就会变得更高。”

3/8
问:“提交证词危险吗?”

答:“基于我们目前全部的经验(我们已将超过四万名受害者记录在案),我们认为:不是很危险。谈论您被拘禁的朋友和亲人是您的基本权利,中国当局看来并不会轻易侵犯这项权利……(接下条)

4/8
……公开讲述您所认识的受害者的情况基本上从未导致他们的处境变得更糟,而数十例有记录的个案在曝光后情况有所好转。当境外行动引发中方的反应,案子通常会有积极的发展。如果您感兴趣的话,我们有一个专门的名单记录了这些案例。”

我花了三年集中报道维吾尔人的遭遇,完全同意@shahitbiz的观察

5/8
第二个角度,作为一个中国出生长大的记者 / “高危人士”。2019年左右我已经写了很多“危险”的东西,包括对维吾尔人的压迫、香港抗议,六四等等。但当时在国内的奶奶病重,就咬牙冒险买了回国的机票。回国以前纠结了很久,不敢想如果25岁的我被抓判刑,要怎么在监狱里过完一生。

6/8
那时对在澳洲的男友和身边的朋友同事最大的期待就是,如果我被抓他们能做点什么,不会任我消失。问(前)男友:如果我被抓你会为我发声吗?

他:我会雇打工的学生上街发小传单

我:发多久?

他:不知

我:六个月?

他:好吧

当时觉得非常心痛(呵呵),担心不到六个月就没人记得我存在过

7/8
将心比心我觉得被抓的人不会想要这样不明不白地被关在里面白白牺牲。所以,鼓励大家在保证自身安全的情况下尽力为他们发声。

我愿意帮忙写。也认识很多常年报道中国、靠谱且有经验的外媒记者。私信畅通,愿意帮忙牵线。

8/
另外,刚刚去找上面的引语才发现@shahitbiz快要没钱了,只剩够运营17天的资金了。他们的工作(记录每一个新疆集中营的受害者,以及更多)非常重要,也不拿任何外国政府的赞助,全靠众筹。希望大家能继续支持 shahit.biz/cmn/

9/
最后啰嗦一句,我看到很多人在跟树洞投稿讲被消失的朋友。非常感人,但从实用主义的角度来看在树洞投稿不如接受媒体访问有效。因为记者就算是看到树洞投稿也没法采用(李老师发的视频记者还可以用技术手段核实,但匿名文字投稿是不行的)。更高效的手段(确实也更危险)是直接和外媒或NGO联系 10/

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Read this insightful piece (1st published in the @australian) on @SenatorWong's visit to china this week!

And, thread, which also includes some of my own analysis

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