Chinese whistleblower granted political asylum

A former state media worker who fled China last year has been granted political asylum in Australia.

“Jessica”吴君梅对SBS表示,在获得澳洲庇护之后她感到释放。

“我非常感激澳大利亚政府将我救于中国的某种禁锢中。”

“我家里的亲人仍然在受到监控。记者在中国面对的状况极其严重。”

吴君梅去年在来到澳大利亚后公开辞职,并且接受了SBS的采访,讲述了她在中国官方控制的媒体之下工作面临的系统性的检查和压制,以及她个人的危机。
“我离开是因为我不想再为党的宣传工作。”

“在那里讲真话不是做事的方式。”

在单位领导发现她信仰基督教后找到她问话并要求她在教会做卧底之后,吴君梅申请探亲签证来到澳大利亚看望儿子。

来到澳洲之后,吴君梅了解到了更多的信息。她觉得无法继续在人民网工作了,于是决定在网上发表公开辞职信。

在吴君梅出走之后,她的丈夫依然留在国内,当局对他进行了国内出行限制,禁止他离开他所工作的城市。

位于悉尼Ashfield的联合绞会的Bill Crews神父在吴君梅来到澳洲后对她予以保护,并请求移民部长对其予以政治庇护。他对于吴君梅获得庇护的决定感到高兴。


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