前线卫士
前线卫士哀悼刘晓波
前线卫士对作家、诺贝尔奖获得者、人权捍卫者刘晓波的去世表示哀悼。2017年7月13日，人权捍卫者、诺贝尔和平奖得主、良心犯刘晓波先生辞世。刘晓波因多脏器官功能衰竭，在中国医科大学附属第一医院病逝，享年61岁。刘晓波被以“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”判处十一年徒刑，因病获保外就医，辞世时，仍在服刑期间。刘晓波在生命的最后二十多年中，不懈地推动中国的和平、自由和人权事业。为追求这些理想，他放弃了令人尊重的职业，付出了长期自由，乃至生命。
前线卫士认为，中国政府未能及时查出并治疗刘晓波所患疾病以挽救其生命或减轻其痛苦，对此中国当局难逃其责。中国的羁押场所一直以来忽视在押人权捍卫者患病情况，拒绝为患有严重疾病的人权捍卫者提供治疗，以致这些人权捍卫者付出了健康、安全和生命的代价。
"刘晓波是以非暴力方式捍卫人权的象征。尽管中国政府以最为惨烈的方式对他噤声，但是刘晓波在为同胞争取尊严和福祉的斗争中展示了不屈不挠的勇气。”
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