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「萬家祝福，棗棗茴香」為中國內地維權人士送上祝福
祝大家猴年快樂！
趁著農曆新年的到來，亦是「709大抓捕」經過6個月之際，我們與中國維權律師關注組、香港市民支持愛國民主運動聯合會及香港天主教正義和平委員會，聯合舉辦「萬家祝福，棗棗茴香」活動，以敦促中國當局立即釋放目前被違法扣押和判刑的維權律師及公民，呼籲社會大眾繼續關注中國公民社會的艱難處境，及中國法治與人權的現況。
我們上月於灣仔、紅磡及銅鑼灣設立街站，邀請市民現場撰寫「福」字，並向市民派發福袋。福袋內將附2粒棗和1粒茴香籽，寓意「棗棗茴香」音同「早早回鄉」。福袋內還將放置宣傳單張，介紹6名遭到中國當局打壓的代表人物和6個有關紅棗和茴香的食譜。
New Year blessing to human rights activists in China
We wish you all a happy new year of the Monkey!
As Lunar New Year was approaching and it had been almost 6 months since the start of the “July 9 Crackdown”, we organized a joint action with various local human rights concern groups. We urge the Chinese government for the immediate release of human rights lawyers and activists, who are illegally detained and sentenced. Our aim of organizing the event was to raise public concerns towards the challenges faced by civil society and the human rights situation in China.
We set up street booths in Wanchai, Hung Ham and Causeway Bay in January to distribute red packets and invited the public to write the “福” calligraphy (Chinese character of good fortune). Each red packet contained two jujubes and one fennel seed, which symbolizes “return home promptly” in Chinese.
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