【禁聞】從埃及到中國——訪人權活動家夏菲

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【新唐人2011年4月25日訊】有一位埃及青年,10年前因信仰被埃及當局判處死刑,輾轉逃到加拿大後,開始為所有被迫害的少數族裔團體呼籲,如今已經從好幾個專制國家營救了300多個被迫害的人,他還特別關注中國發生的人權迫害,下面我們來聽聽他的故事。

埃及和中國有多遠?10年前,埃及青年麥吉德-夏菲(Rev. El Shafie)因為基督教信仰被埃及政府逮捕,七天七夜的折磨,倒挂、煙頭燙、拔腳趾甲、傷口上撒鹽、撒檸檬,放狗咬;10年前,中國大陸堅持信仰的法輪功學員也遭受着酷刑折磨,老虎凳、死人床、電棍電、手指釘竹籤。

夏菲:“有時你期望能死去,不願再在這裡受折磨了,但同時你想面對這個挑戰、這個不公平,用勇氣,勇氣不是恐懼消失後才出現的,勇氣是和恐懼共存的,但你有意願要繼續面對。”“我即使失去生命,我依然會堅持原則,因為寧願站立着死亡,也不願意跪下屈辱的生存。”

最終夏菲逃出了監獄,弄了輛摩託車逃到以色列,在國際特赦和聯合國的幫助下,作為政治難民定居在加拿大的多倫多。

律師出身的夏菲花了兩年的時間研究加拿大的司法和社會體系,成立了“同一個自由世界國際組織”(one free world international),目前已經在世界各地有28個分支,為世界各地受迫害的信仰團體、少數族裔呼籲和抗爭。

“我們為因為信仰被迫害的人們抗爭,基督徒、猶太人、溫和穆斯林,維吾爾族人,法輪功學員、西藏人。”

夏菲和朋友們收集各個團體受迫害的證據,敲各級議員和政府機構的門,聯繫大學、媒體,在社會上發出呼聲。

名為《自由鬥士》(freedom fighter)的人權記錄片也正在加拿大巡迴放映,影片歷時四年,深入巴基斯坦,阿富汗等多個國家實地拍攝,攝製組曾七次被人槍擊。影片中反映中共迫害法輪功,活摘器官的部分令人震驚。

夏菲說他初次和法輪功結緣是在7年前。

夏菲:“我在人權委員會,講中東的人權情況,我身邊的人在談法輪功,當時我感到羞愧,我居然以前不知道,我感到羞愧,我以前不知道這個,我居然沒有任何關於法輪功的知識,我感到羞愧,我走到他身邊請求他的寬恕。從那一刻起,我決定為法輪功而奮爭,就象對待我自己的人一樣。”

奔走多個族裔之間,夏菲認為,各個受迫害的團體能互相支持、幫助的時候,力量最大。

“我發現當我去國會、去見政治家,不是一個人去時,當我和法輪功一起,當我和維吾爾族人一起,當我和穆斯林、猶太人、基督徒一起,發現政府更注意傾聽。”

而讓更多的各界社會民眾知道人權迫害的狀況尤為重要。

“如果每個關心人權的人給中共政府發一封郵件,寫封信,說我不會再買中國的東西,直到你糾正和改善人權狀況,直到你釋放法輪功學員,直到你釋放維吾爾族人,直到你釋放基督徒,直到你釋放西藏人,我不會再買你東西。”

當問到他是否有沮喪的時候,夏菲短暫的猶豫和沉思。

“人權不是你在午夜醒來,對自己說我來試試這個,不是,你需要清醒的知道這是來自你內心的呼喚,你要清醒的知道你是否願意幫助那些人,我曾經是被迫害的一員,被打、流血、關進監獄,我理解他們經歷的,因為我曾親身經歷。”

夏菲計劃下一步要拍另一部記錄片,表現中國和朝鮮的人權狀況,他希望能和攝製組及加拿大國會議員一起去中國實地調查。

“我通過這個電視節目向中共政府挑戰,他們說他們尊重宗教自由,他們說是民主國家,好吧,我問你,我向你挑戰,如果你說的是真的,邀請我和一些國會議員,我有代表團,和人權活動家願意和我一起去,我挑戰你邀請我們去中國,讓我看看你的監獄,和中國人交談,向我證明你是民主自由國家,我要看看中共政府怎麼應對這個挑戰,我希望他們能接受和尊重這個挑戰,如果他們不敢,說明他們是懦夫。”

北京當局是否有膽量接受這個挑戰,本臺會為您繼續關注

新唐人記者劉淑君多倫多採訪報導。

From Egypt to China with Shafie

A young man from Egypt was sentenced to death

10 years ago because of his religious belief.

After escaping to Canada he started to fight

for minority faith groups. So far his organization

has rescued 300+ people from dictatorship countries

He pays a lot of attention to China too.

How far is Egypt from China?

Shafie was arrested by the Egyptian government

10 years ago because of his Christian faith.

He was tortured 7 days and nights,

hunged upside down, burned with cigarettes,

his toe nails were pulled, salt and lemon were put

on his open wounds, dogs were let to attack him.

For the past 12 years Falun Gong practitioners

in Mainland China are going through similar torture,

including the ‘tiger bench’, ‘death bed’,

bamboo sticks inserted into their nails,

shocks with electric battons, etc,

Shafie finally escaped the jail and fled to Isreal.

With the help of Amnesty International and UN

he resides in Toronto as a political refugee.

With his lawyer’ background Shafie spends 2 years

studying the Canadian law and social system.

After that he founds One Free World International.

So far this organization has 28 branches

around the world, helping minority faith groups.

In their efforts Shafie and his friends collect evidence

knock on politians’ doors,

contact educational institutions, media,

raise public awareness on the issue.

Now the movie ”Freedom Fighter” is screening

in Canada. It took four years to make this movie.

Its crew went to Pakistan and Afghanistan

to interview witnesses and was shot at 7 times.

Falun Gong’s story is part of this movie too

and the viewers were shocked by the shown

Falun Gong persecution and organ harvesting

by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Shafie said that he heard of Falun Gong 7 years ago.

He thinks that if all minority groups could unite

and help each other this can be one great power.

However, the most important thing is to make

general public aware of the human rights violations.

Asked if he ever experienced moments of frustration,

Shafie hesitates and goes into deep thinking.

He plans to shoot another documentary and show

human rights violations in China and North Korea.

Shafie hopes he and his crew could go to China

to investigate with Canadian MPs.

It is to be seen how the Beijing’ government

will react to this challenge.

NTD will follow up this story for you.

NTD reporter Liu Shu Jun

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