The 16 members of the Defenders of Lin Zhao’s Legacy have been announced as the recipients of the Fifth annual Promoting Progress in China Award from the Australia-based Qi’s Cultural Foundation. In their nomination for the Defenders of Lin Zhao’s Legacy, Hu Jie (胡杰), Ai Xiaoming (艾晓明), and Ai Weiwei (艾未未) write, “The Defenders of Lin Zhao’s Legacy have meticulously worked to preserve the legacy and spirit of Lin Zhao and her life over the past 30 years through thick and thin, allowing a strong voice criticizing China's authoritarian regime to be able to passed on to the people....”
Lin Zhao (林昭) was a dissident from Jiangsu during the Hundred Flowers Movement who was arrested for being a counterrevolutionary and executed in 1968 at the age of 35. She is known for writing criticisms of Mao Zedong in her blood whilst in prison. The Defenders of Lin Zhao’s Legacy are Peng Lingfan (彭令范), Xu Juemin (许觉民), Xu Wanyun (许宛云), Gan Cui (甘粹), Ni Jingxiong (倪竞雄), Zhang Yuanxun (张元勋), Chen Weisi (陈伟斯), Jiang Wenqin (蒋文钦), Tan Chanxue (谭蝉雪), Feng Shiyan (冯士彦) Zhu Yi (朱毅), Yan Zhengxue (严正学), Qian Liqun (钱理群), Fu Guoyong (傅国涌), Zhao Rui (赵锐), and Tang Jingling (唐荆陵).
The announcement, nomination, and acceptance letter for the Award are available in Chinese only.
