范华转自《参与》 作者：辛云
参与获悉，著名民主人士、2010年诺贝尔和平奖获得者刘晓波先生，在中共当局的迫害之下使其患上肝癌晚期，最终于2017年7月13日晚上去世。
中共官方通过沈阳市司法局发出《刘晓波病亡》的报道：“刘晓波，男，现年61岁，于2009年12月23日因犯煽动颠覆国家政权罪，被北京市第一中级人民法院判处有期徒刑11年，剥夺政治权利2年。服刑期间，因患肝癌，被保外就医。中国医科大学附属第一医院邀请国内知名肿瘤专家多次诊治，并邀请美、德权威肝癌治疗专家参加会诊。经多方救治，刘晓波病情持续恶化，7月10日进入抢救和重症监护状态。7月13日，因多脏器功能衰竭，经抢救无效死亡。”
报道并没有提到具体的去世时间。胡佳透露：“中共外交部傍晚通知美国驻华使馆，#刘晓波 是2017年7月13日下午五点半去世的。不知道中共官方发布的信息里是否印证这一点。”
这篇报道充满谎言，而刘晓波去世之前一直要求带着妻子刘霞以及刘霞的弟弟刘晖到外国就医，却遭到中共当局拒绝。这是诺贝尔和平奖历史上第一个在狱中被迫害致死的获奖者。
对于刘晓波先生的去世，中国民主人士纷纷予以深切哀悼，并强烈谴责中共当局对刘晓波的迫害。自由刘晓波工作组发出《刘晓波先生讣告（中英文）》以及《刘晓波先生追思会成立公告》。
在刘晓波去世之前，有民主人士和维权人士前往沈阳试图进行探望，却被当局抓捕失踪。有维权人士发出信息：“寻人启事：律师丁家喜因声援刘晓波于今日（7与人13日）7时与外界失联；目前已知失联人士有：丁家喜、郭闽、胡双庆、欧阳经华、李明、姬原；另外鲍彤先生因为接受媒体采访，电话及与外界通讯被切断。如有更多相关消息请各位网友补充。”
有网友补充；“丁家喜律师上午七点后失联的，在沈阳医院为刘晓波守夜几天的上海网友—网名Truma Day，发了几天推，今天上午也失联了。声援刘晓波失联人员名单：（请大家补充修改）丁家喜、郭闽、胡双庆、欧阳经华、李明、姬原、上海网友Truman Day。”
另有楚湘公民报道说：“第一梯队郭闽、胡双庆被管控！第二梯队欧阳经华、李明、姬原被抓！第三梯队朱承志、彭佩玉己经抵达沈阳……！湖南公民百折不挠！”
湖南公民欧彪峰在7月13日晚上发出信息说：“刚刚本人和陪同欧阳经华一起去沈阳探视刘晓波的株洲公民李明语音通话，他说2017年7月11号下午六点左右在沈阳火车站被警察控制，被带去沈阳市公安局，后又见到丁家喜律师、姬原、孙月庆、王霞先后被带到沈阳市公安局，欧阳经华于次日被湖南邵阳国保接走。李明说现在还在沈阳市公安局内，估计等下会和孙月庆、王霞一起获释，但没有返程交通费用，但不知道丁家喜的情况。”
辽宁民主人士姜立军（力钧）也发出信息说：“湖南衡阳维权人士姬原昨天（2017年7月12日）中午与沈阳军转维权人士崔少华，从沈阳驱车到铁岭市看望我（姜立军），三人吃过午饭后，崔少华和姬原离开铁岭返回沈阳，下午两人被沈阳市公安局警察问讯。崔少华今日上午电话中告诉我，他是昨天午夜被放回家的，姬原先生的具体情况尚不知晓。我用微信和电话都无法联系上姬原。中午时分，姬原朋友沈阳律师郭承明打电话给我，寻找姬原，也不知下落。希望朋友们关注姬原人身安全，有能联系到他的朋友，请告诉他尽快回湖南老家，家人非常惦记。敬请各位关注转发通告。谢谢！姬原电话：13789388964 ”
Truma Day在晚上10时发出信息:“刚刚才被国保放出来，从早上五点左右被扣押到现在。没想到刘晓波先生还是没能熬过今天，祝刘先生您一路走好，您估计太累了，终于可以解脱了！国保让我写了保证书，命令我马上离开沈阳，把我手机翻弄了好几个小时，把我那些照片，视频什么的，还有那十几个VPN软件全给删除了！唉！在被囚禁的那个铁笼内，还有个老先生和我一块，河北石家庄的熊大壮老爷子（不知道名字写错了没），我出来的时候，他还在里面，其它铁笼内也还关着大概五六人吧！总算是有点荣誉加身的感觉了，第一次被喝茶，被关铁笼，不过，那铁笼里吃的倒挺好，不让你饿着渴着。”
另外在广州的徐琳和刘四仿准备去沈阳被国保控制。徐琳：“本来准备去沈阳，由于要赶着把写给刘晓波的歌做出来，所以在前天订了今天下午六点的机票。今早上发现又上岗了，土匪还敲我家门，被我训了一通。下午一点多我拎着行李准备去机场，被土匪劫持到派出所，到六点多才放回家，飞机已延误。门口仍有土匪。”
下面是中国民主人士对刘晓波的哀悼：
老秦人挽刘晓波先生：异议千篇，牢笼四轮，先生大名不朽；江山如故，事业日艰，党人赤血犹沸。
牛乐吼：晓波的功过是非可以由后人书评，此时此刻，我看到的是一起谋杀。在中共漫长的杀人越货罪恶历史上，他不是第一个，也不是最后一个。杀人愈多，它自己的垮台将愈加血腥暴虐。
王丹：晓波走了。一个伟大的人，离开了我们；一盏明灯，熄灭了。我现在的心情只有一个字可以形容，那就是：痛！！！！！我希望世人永远记住晓波为中国的进步做出的贡献，他将永远在人类的历史上继续发出光明。
胡一枪：据中共官方消息，刘晓波走了，生命的钟摆停留在7月13日21时。我记得，胡耀邦去世，成为89学运导火索。作为08宪章起草人，诺贝尔奖获得者，刘晓波的政治分量、人格魅力、道德光辉，不输那位悲情总书记。历史会重演吗？
黎学文：晓波先生走了，感觉自己也好像死了一回。天堂属于你，晓波先生，如此惨烈的离开，不出意外，您的离去，会拷问每一个还有良知的人。
黎学文：晓波先生不是病逝，是死于非命！全世界都知道，不要装作不知道！
胡佳：对 #刘霞 自由的争取本是与 #刘晓波 同步的。但若晓波真的故去了。那么料理完丈夫后事，刘霞应该回到北京家狱。德国和美国将继续争取她的自由。刘霞7年家狱，她也应该做全面的身体检查，癌症筛查。她有抑郁症，丧夫止痛无以名状，必须得有人陪伴。#LiuXiaobo #LiuXia
胡佳：对不起，晓波，对不起。我们尽了全力，没能在你生命还在的时候为你争取到自由。但我们保证继续为你的爱 #刘霞 争取自由。世界在为你悲伤，你未竟的心愿就是我们的使命。
苏雨桐：痛、恨！这大红底色的一份冰冷声明，像匪共得意狞笑着说：我们成功杀死了刘晓波，我们又强暴了和平与正义，你们奈我如何？#我有敌人 做为零八宪章签署人之一特别要求匪共当局让我进入国门奔丧及同担“颠覆”罪名。
苏雨桐：良知的灯 在 一个没有氧气的国度里，灭了！ 他最后的使命是使世界看到中国深不见底的暗！！！！
张大军：中共从八九六四向全世界直播杀人到今天直播杀死刘晓波，中间的二十八年充满了欺诈掠夺、贪婪荒淫、横暴不法。谁在相信中共不是道德良知天地良心的敌人，那他/她便和中共一样，都是道德良知天地良心的敌人
鲜桂娥：他是一粒带火的血种，把自己埋进了罪孽深重、苦难深重的大地。冰封雪裹的坚硬土地上，会长出深厚的麦田吧？麦浪滚滚的田野里会升起流泪歌唱的晨曦吧？如果再没有晨鸡唱明，那就是这个土地再也没有良知。
鲜桂娥：你没有敌人，你终于获得了永恒的自由，以生命为代价。此刻，我心灵的上空，电闪，雷鸣。
流云：操你妈的的中共！刘晓波这么个和理非非的异议者都被你们谋害致死，香港人能民心回归？是你妈的白日做梦、痴心妄想。
凌杰：哀伤地静等一个人落气，谓之送终！昨晚无数的人在等，也包括我。现在可以确认，他真的死了——一个男人，一条路，一个符号。
上官乱：失声痛哭。现在最揪心的是，刘霞怎么办？我们没有别的选择，必须生活着，所梦想的、怀疑的，向往的、遗憾的，坚持的、封存的，才能有所附丽。
石扉客：你已归去，没有敌人的时代也划上了句号。以后，不会再有宽恕与和解，环绕四面的，都将是不共戴天的仇敌。
古川：刘晓波先迫害致死，再次印证了中共政权每天都在屠杀。28年来，这样的屠杀每天都在发生。实际上，不仅仅是28年，而是从1921年以来，这样的屠杀每天都在发生。
王爱忠：吾辈要立志去完成他们未竟的事业，这就是对他们最好的告慰。
吴建民：刘晓波走了，带着他对自由深深的眷恋走了，他没有敌人，但是共产党视他为死敌，习近平欧洲访问期间，那么多国家政要向他要求给刘晓波人道治疗，可是习到晓波临终都没有满足晓波的心愿，让他到自由的西方治病。这是习近平为首的中共政权，对人类的又一次犯罪。是中共欠下人民的又一笔血债。
杨子立：对晓波最后的纪念就是继承他的遗志，推进民主大业。还没有签署零八宪章的同胞，请赶快签名吧。
廖亦武：我的至交，亲爱的晓波，真的走了......昨天，苏雨桐还私下说，德国使馆要去了三个人的照片，办签证用的，一夜未眠，我们以为最迟今天就飞了。他将如愿送刘霞到德国，然后死在这儿......空白......
蔡楚：别了，晓波。此刻，我想起苏尔维格之歌。您与刘霞将在自由的天上再相会。您只有62岁，而大您10岁的我却苟活着。我对不起您，愿您在天之灵安息。蔡楚老泪纵横，仅以一首歌，给您送别。天之涯，地之角，知交半零落。一壶浊酒尽余欢，今宵别梦寒。
傅翔：今晚
我会在我的窗外点一盏灯
为一个远去的灵魂送行
我愿那个孤苦的遗孀
能在此刻忘掉悲伤
必竟，它们再也无法禁锢他了
而他，也可以没有痛苦的远行了
他临走时刻
一定是偎在她怀中的
体念着这世间最后的温暖
与这个冷酷的世界告别
2017年7月13日，一生致力于中国民主自由事业的刘晓波先生与世长辞，一座中国人为自由而不懈奋斗的丰碑巍然屹立。
先生之恙，为系狱所生，吾人当为先生纪其事；先生之萎，为中国而死，吾人当为先生续其志；长歌痛哭，为先生身后之中国。于兹发起成立刘晓波先生追思会。
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刘晓波先生是一九八零年代中国思想启蒙运动的先行者。博士在读期间，刘晓波多次发表文章及公众演讲，从文学进入文化、思想领域，进而至哲学领域。《选择的对话》、《形而上学的迷雾》等著作，不断阐发其最彻底的自由思想与对普世价值的追求。其博士论文《审美与人的自由》，使得我们对于自由的理解深入到哲学层次，从而彻底否定共产意识形态及其统治。他在一九八零年代提出政治民主化、经济自由化，文化多元化的主张，远超八十年代的思想启蒙的高度。
刘晓波先生是六四民主运动的亲历者、幸存者。一九八九年四二六社论发表次日，北京当局武装镇压已见端倪之时，刘晓波毅然放弃哥伦比亚大学访学，孤身飞返危城，立即投入广场运动之中，并撰写多封呼吁当局启动民主改革的公开信，发表《六二绝食宣言》，深获广场学生信任。在北京当局出动武装镇压民主运动时，刘晓波于六月四日凌晨与军方谈判，带领数千大学生自枪口下安全撤离，避免了更大的流血冲突。他自称是“共产主义末日到来之际的幸存者和见证人”。
刘晓波先生是六四精神的守护者。在六四后万马齐喑的日子里，刘晓波穷十数年之功，孜孜不倦协助天安门母亲群体整理资料，撰写或修改声明，协调安排诸多事务，呼吁国内外媒体关注天安门母亲群体。他是天安门母亲群体最忠实可靠的同行者。每年六四他都会以自己的方式纪念这个日子，他在物质及精神上帮助了诸多八九一代。
刘晓波先生是中国自由写作共同体的组织者。刘晓波二零零三年至二零零七年担任独立中文笔会第一、二届会长，并担任网刊《民主中国》之主编。在他的感召下，许多年轻的政治异议写作者加入独立中文笔会，积极关注在中国大陆写作者的言论及出版自由。在刘晓波的主持之下，笔会活动重点向海内倾斜，创立了立足于中国大陆的“自由写作共同体”，并在北京成功举办两届自由写作颁奖礼，使得笔会成为举足轻重的民间组织。
刘晓波先生是中国零八宪章运动的领导者。刘晓波是《零八宪章》的主要的修订者、组织者，并几乎为此付出生命代价。《零八宪章》是一份关于未来中国政治的蓝图，一份和平转型的建设性文本，是以民间为主体构建的宪政共和的集体发声。刘晓波以自己的人格魅力与影响力，征集到首批三百余社会知名人士的签名。宪章运动立即遭到北京当局的残酷打压，刘晓波一身承担，锒铛入狱，从而荣膺诺贝尔和平奖。
刘晓波先生是当代中国最重要的社会活动家和独立知识分子。他在六四后，承担了中国政治反对运动的组织化工作。他多次介入人权运动与维权运动，关注狱中政治犯、作家及良心犯家属，纵横于体制内外，有意识的构建政治反对的人际网络。他关心下一代青年作家和异议知识分子，为他们创造良好的发展条件。他放弃了自己的学术研究，以积极干预的姿态，为中国弱势群体做不平之鸣。
刘晓波先生是当今中文世界最重要的政论家和诗人。在过去的二十余年里，刘晓波写了大量关注中国现实问题的政论文章，他以深厚的政治与哲学功底，鞭辟入里、振聋发聩地分析当代中国问题之根本所在。他同时亦是一个浪漫奔放的诗人，下笔绣辞，扬手文飞，在文学领域驰骋纵横。美之追求与人之解放，其理一也。刘晓波已出版的著作有十六部之多。
刘晓波先生是中国民主转型运动的殉道者。他以一己之力，垂三十年而不辍，百折不挠地践行着自己的理念与信仰。正如他自己所说，自由不只是言说，而是践行。自由不昌，则无现代文明可言。他对当代中国的民主化、现代化、文明化进程念兹在兹，有生之日皆其奋斗之年。因此，刘晓波历年荣膺全球各国相关奖项如海尔曼人权奖等，达十四项之多，其筚路蓝缕承先启后之功，举世罕有。
刘晓波先生是中国悲剧中的道义巨人。他认为，“为了所有人都有自私的权利，必须有一个人无私地牺牲。为了争取到一个消极自由，必须有一种积极抗争的意志。一个殉难者的出现就会彻底改变一个民族的灵魂。”刘晓波在多年的精神打压和身体监禁之中，愈加温和、宽容、谦卑，也使得他的感召力量愈加强大，无远弗届。
呜呼！刘晓波先生之逝，为吾人、吾国之大恸。昊天不吊，折我赤子。河山改色，日月韬光。先生之恙，为系狱所生，吾人当为先生纪其事；先生之萎，为中国而死，吾人当为先生续其志。先生身后之中国，当为先生一哭。
嗟大志之所存，故表节而不忘。临遗籍以慷慨，布兹文以哀伤。
自由刘晓波工作组
Obituary For Mr. Liu Xiaobo
A pioneer of the Chinese democratic transition movement, Mr. Liu Xiaobo, passed away on 13 July 2017 in Shenyang, China because of delayed treatment of his liver cancer, at age 62. In the past thirty odd years Mr. Liu Xiaobo had been vigorously committed to the democratic transition of China; he had worked diligently [note 1] and painstakingly [note 2] for the cause of democracy, freedom and human rights of the people of China, and had been sent to prison four times with a total of 15 years. He was one of the most important voice of the contemporary freedom and human rights movement in China, and a monument that symbolised the Chinese people’s relentless struggle for freedom.
Mr. Liu Xiaobo was born in Changchun, China on 28 December, 1955. In 1977 he was admitted as an under-graduate student to the Department of Chinese, Jilin University, and in 1982 he was admitted as a graduate student to the Department of Chinese, Beijing Normal University. In 1988 he earned his doctoral degree in Literature and Arts, and stayed on at the University as a teacher. He was the first doctor degree holder in Literature and Arts in contemporary China. In 1989, Mr. Liu Xiaobo participated in the June 4th democratic movement, and as a result was arrested and jailed. He was released in January, 1991. In May, 1995, Mr. Liu was arrested again for drafting “Appeal Letter on the 6th anniversary of June 4th”, and was released in February 1996. In October, 1996, he was thrice arrested for drafting “October 10th Declaration”, and was released in October, 1999. In between imprisonments he spent his time writing political commentary in Beijing. In December 2008 he was arrested for the fourth time for “Charter 08”, and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 while in jail.
Mr. Liu Xiaobo was a forerunner in the Chinese Enlightenment Movement in the 1980s. During his studies, Mr. Liu had published numerous articles and made various public speeches, starting from the field of literature, moving towards culture and thoughts, and onwards to philosophy. His publications such as “Dialogue on Choice” and “Metaphysical Fog”, had elucidated the true meaning of freedom of thought and the pursuit of universal values. His doctoral thesis “Aesthetics and the Freedom of Human Beings” deepened our understanding of freedom on a philosophical level, and was a complete rejection of the communist ideology and regime. The ideas he proposed in the 1980s - democratization of politics, liberalization of economy, and diversification of culture – were way more advanced than the level of common understanding reached during the Enlightenment in the 80s.
Mr. Liu Xiaobo was a witness and a survivor of the June 4th Democratic Movement. On the day following the publication of the April 26th Editorial [note 3] in 1989, and when signs of the subsequent military crackdown were emerging, Mr. Liu Xiaobo resolutely decided to give up his position as a visiting scholar at the Colombia University and headed back to the dangerous city of Beijing by himself. He immediately threw himself into the movement on Tiananmen Square; he wrote various public letters calling for the authorities to initiate democratic reform and issued the “June 2nd Hunger Strike Declaration”, gaining the trust of the students on Tiananmen Square. When the Beijing authorities sent out the military to suppress the democratic movement, Mr. Liu Xiaobo negotiated with the military on the early morning of June 4th, securing the safe passage of thousands of students right in front of the guns of the military, avoiding further bloodshed. He called himself the survivor and witness of the doomsday of communism.
Mr. Liu Xiaobo was a guardian of the June 4th spirit. In the days following the June 4th Massacre, when everyone kept their mouths shut, Mr. Liu Xiaobo spent over a decade in the tireless collection of information for the Tianamen Mothers. He helped the Tiananmen Mothers in the drafting and editing of statements, in coordination, and in calling for both local and overseas media to pay attention to the plight of the Tiananmen Mothers. He was the most steadfast and dependable companion of the Tiananmen Mothers. Every year he would mark the anniversary of June 4th in his own way. He had also helped many who still suffered from having participated in the 1989 Democratic Movement, both materially and spiritually.
Mr. Liu Xiaobo was the facilitator of the community of free writers in China. From 2003 to 2007 Mr. Liu Xiaobo was the First and Second President of the Independent Chinese Pen, and the chief editor of the online magazine “Democratic China”. Inspired by Mr. Liu Xiaobo, many young dissident writers joined the Independent Chinese Pen, and actively engaged in the freedom of speech and publication of writers inside China. Under Mr. Liu Xiaobo’s leadership, the Independent Chinese Pen leaned its focus inside China, forming a community of free writers based in Mainland China. The Independent Chinese Pen also successfully held prize giving ceremony for the Free Writing Prize in Beijing for two times, making it a significant civil organization.
Mr. Liu Xiaobo was the leader of the Charter 08 Movement of China. Mr. Liu Xiaobo was the main reviser and organiser behind the Charter 08, and he almost paid for it with his life. Charter 08 is a political blueprint for future China, a constructive document on peaceful transition, and a collective stance of the civil society for a constitutional republic. Using his charisma and influence, Mr. Liu Xiaobo collected the first batch of more than 300 signatories of renowned individuals in the society. The Charter Movement was immediately and cruelly suppressed by the Communist regime, Mr. Liu Xiaobo shouldered the responsibility for everyone, was jailed as a result, and was subsequently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.
Mr. Liu Xiaobo was the most important social activist and independent intellectual in contemporary China. After the June 4th Massacre, he shouldered the task of organising an opposition movement in China. He was involved in human rights and rights defending movements; he was concerned about political prisoners, writers and family members of prisoners of conscience; he worked both within and outside the establishment and tried consciously to build a network of political opposition. He cared much about younger generation of writers and dissident intellectuals, and created conducive conditions for their development. He had given up his own academic research to actively intervene and voice out for the disadvantaged groups inside China.
Mr. Liu Xiaobo was the most important political commentators in the contemporary Chinese speaking world. In the past twenty odd years, Mr. Liu Xiaobo had written many political commentaries on practical problems of China. Using his profound knowledge in politics and philosophy, he had written thorough, penetrating and enlightening analysis of the root of the problems facing contemporary China. He was at the same time a romantic poet, who wrote with elegance and ease. The pursuit of beauty and the pursuit of human freedom, have at their roots the same logic. To date Mr. Liu Xiaobo had already published 16 books.
Mr. Liu Xiaobo was a martyr of the democratic transition movement in China. Persisting for over thirty years, he had lived out his values and beliefs despite the many obstacles and setback he had faced. In his own words, freedom is not about words but about action. With no freedom, there is no modern civilisation. The democratisation, modernisation and civilisation of contemporary China is the one thing that was always on his mind, and the cause that he had always been fighting for during every day of his life. As a result Mr. Liu Xiaobo had been awarded a total of 14 honours and prizes from around the world throughout the years, including the Hellman Human Rights Award. His contributions in paving the path as a trailblazer and inspiring the younger generation to carry on was second to none in the whole world.
Mr. Liu Xiaobo was a moral giant in the tragedy of China. He had once stated, “In order that everyone can enjoy the right to be selfish, there must be one who sacrifices himself selflessly. In order to achieve negative liberty, one must have the determination to fight positively. The birth of a martyr would completely change the soul of a people.” Throughout the long years of mental suppression and physical imprisonment, Mr. Liu Xiaobo had only become all the more gentle, tolerant and humble, and this in turn made his ability to inspire others all the more powerful and far-reaching.
Alas! The passing of Mr. Liu Xiaobo causes great grief to our people and our country. The Gods had withheld their blessings and taken away the one of pureness and sincerity. Because of his death, rivers and mountains have changed their colour, and the sun and moon have lost their light. Mr. Liu’s disease was a disease caused by imprisonment, and we shall record his deeds for him; Mr. Liu’s death was a death for China, and we shall carry on his fight. A China left behind by Mr. Liu is one which shall cry for him.
Alas what great ambition there was, and we must mark it for remembrance. Reading the passionate words he had left behind, we issue this obituary to show our grief.
Freedom for Liu Xiaobo Action Group
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Note 1. The idiom 宵衣旰食 literally means that one woke up before day break to work, and only eat after meal time is passed.
Note 2. The idiom 呕心沥血 literally means working till one spits out one’s heart and drips out blood.
Note3. The April 26th Editorial is a strongly worded editorial condemning the student movement then brewing in Beijing.
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