按語：國際筆會總部前理事、秘書長、前任德國筆會會長雷古拉·文斯克（Dr. Regula Venske），出席了在萊比錫舉行的「2026年劉曉波逝世9周年
——首屆劉曉波人權獎頒獎典禮暨中國憲政民主討論會」，並在開幕式上致辭。
大家早安！親愛的天琪，衷心感謝您邀請我參加這場活動。在我服務於德國筆會（PEN Germany）和國際筆會（PEN International）的歲月裡，您一直是我極好的「並肩戰友」與顧問。感謝您始終如一的堅定投入。
各位劉曉波的朋友，我很高興能轉達國際筆會「獄中作家委員會」主席瑪·蒂達（Ma Thida）博士的問候。她的話語如下：「劉曉波的作品無法被威權主義的系統性壓制所扼殺。他的寫作並非旨在瓦解社會，而是基於人權與民主的價值觀，激發人們對社會更深層的理解，並引發對社會未來的深思。」
正如許多人所知，作家兼醫生瑪·蒂達本人也曾是個良心犯。她曾在緬甸一間狹小的牢房裡度過了六年時光，期間既不被允許閱讀，也不被允許寫作。目前，她是德國筆會（PEN Germany）「流亡作家計畫」的學者，現居柏林。
此外，德國筆會「獄中作家委員會」主席兼副會長納傑姆·瓦利（Najem Wali）也致以了誠摯的問候。他是一位常駐柏林的作家兼人權運動者，曾於1980年脫離伊拉克軍隊並流亡至西德。以下是他的寄語：
「我記得那是20世紀80年代末，當時我從漢堡搬到馬德里，準備在康普頓斯大學（Complutense University）求學。然而，我無心專注於學業或入學準備，因為我的目光完全被1989年夏北京天安門廣場上發生的事情所吸引。從一開始，我就被那個不畏的人就被那個不畏的人走向了坦克。
關於和平運動家、赫爾曼·凱斯滕獎（Hermann Kesten Prize）得主及諾貝爾和平獎得主劉曉波，以及他所進行的和平抗爭，人們可以談論很多；但最令我銘記於心、並如燈塔般熠熠生輝的，是他關於言論自由的論述：“言論自由是人權的基石，是真理般熠熠生輝的，是他關於言論自由之母劉波峰。直到生命最後一刻，他始終彰顯其信念的赤誠：「我沒有敵人，也沒有仇恨。」這樣的話語，又有誰能忘懷呢？
確實，誰又能忘懷呢？
親愛的朋友們，讓我們記得劉曉波，傳承他的精神遺產。
Regula Venske, Greeting Speech, Leipzig, July 13, 2026
Ni hao! Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and a warm thank you to you, dear Tienchi, for the invitation to join this event. You have been a wonderful ‘partner-in-crime’ and advisor during the years when I served with PEN Germany and PEN International. Thank you for your unwavering commitment.
Dear friends of Liu Xiaobo, I am happy to pass on the greetings of Dr. Ma Thida, Chair of the Writers-in-Prison-Committee of PEN International. These are her words: “Liu’s work cannot be silenced by the systematic oppression of authoritarianism. His writings did not seek to dismantle society but to inspire a deeper understanding of it and a more thoughtful reflection on its future, grounded in the values of human rights and democracy.”
As some of you may know, Ma Thida, who is a writer and a medical doctor, is a former prisoner of conscience herself. She spent six years in a tiny prison cell in Myanmar during which time she was neither allowed to read nor to write. Currently, she is a scholar in the Writers-in-Exile-Program of German PEN and lives in Berlin.
Also, Najem Wali, Writers-in-Prison-Chair and Vice-President of PEN Germany, sends his best regards. He is a Berlin-based writer and human rights activist who spent some time in one of Saddam Hussein’s prisons. He deserted the Iraqi army and fled to West Germany in 1980. This is his message:
“I remember that it was in the late 1980’s when I moved from Hamburg to Madrid to study at Complutense University. But instead of focusing on my studies and preparations, I was captivated by the events that took place in the summer of 1989 on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. From the very beginning, I was struck by the image of that defiant man who – peacefully – walked up to the tanks to stand in their way.
One could say a lot about the peace activist, the Hermann Kesten Prize winner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, and his peaceful struggle, but above all, his words on freedom of expression have stuck vividly in my mind and shine like a beacon: ‘Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity, and the mother of truth.’ Liu Xiaobo passed away in 2017. Until the very end, he demonstrated the sincerity of his intentions. ‘I have no enemies; I know no hatred.’ Who could ever forget such a sentence?”
Yes indeed, who could ever forget?
Dear friends, let us keep Liu Xiaobo’s memory and his legacy alive.
