藏人遭虐杀？法学者炮轰美国网站造谣

中共重要的机关报《光明日报》1月22日披露，一名曾在西藏考察的法国学者回击美国网站报道，并指对方捏造事实抹黑西藏现状。之前，美国一家关注人权、环境等问题的网站指责中共当局残酷虐杀不挂中国国旗的西藏人，并征集全球签名呼吁向联合国和中共当局施加舆论压力。

曾于2010年在西藏考察一年并将考察结果撰成《并非如此“禅”：达赖隐匿的另一面》一书的法国学者马克西姆·维瓦斯，2013年11月26日发表一封关于“西藏问题”的公开信，批驳设在美国的征集签名网站AVAAZ发起的所谓“西藏人不挂中国国旗就会遭虐待或杀害”的宣传，题目是《回复：“对西藏的唯一机会吗？”》。

维瓦斯说：“这一征集签名活动的目的，无非是再诱发一场导致藏人死亡的冲突。中国永远不会放弃西藏自治区。”公开信写道：“你们的文章建立在未经核实的报道和纯粹的谎言之上：西藏是‘一个被压迫的古老地区’。我作为无神论者，曾经在西藏对随处可见的藏传佛教寺庙和满大街的僧侣感到异常惊讶（在我们这里绝对不会容忍如此众多的神父）。”

“你们写着：‘西藏人要面对中国的暴力统治’，这无非是在宣称西藏不属于中国（与所有联合国会员国的立场相悖）。是你们刚刚批准西藏独立吗？你们比达赖喇嘛还敢，连他都说不再要求独立。你们声称‘必须团结起来拯救西藏人民’。拯救！西藏人从未像今天一样生活富足、人口众多，并且拥有如此长的平均寿命。”

“你们声称‘中国现行政策就是有步骤地消除西藏的语言’。纯属谎言！藏语从未像现在这样在教学、书写和交谈中被使用。”

“你们说你们发起攻势是因为中国一心想跻身联合国人权理事会却孤立无援。可是中国早在筹备举办奥运会前已经是其成员国，而今天已经成了国民阵线（《光明日报》译者注：法国极右组织）竞选代表的罗伯特·美纳尔（译者注：‘记者无疆界’组织原秘书长）为了阻止奥运火炬在巴黎传递不惜造谣惑众。其结果如何？让法国与中国失和，让美国捡了便宜。这一征集签名是个骗局，是耍政治手腕，是恶劣行径。”

Avaaz.org是一个全球性的民间组织，于2007年1月成立，关注议题包括人权、气候变化、环境保护、贪腐及贫困等等。该组织使用14种语言，并宣称在193个国家拥有超过1,300万名会员。该组织希望通过全球网络的力量，向政治领袖及国际企业传达改变政策的诉求。2013年11月5日该网站组织一次题为“对西藏的唯一机会吗？”的签名征集运动，指责中共采取强硬措施虐杀那些拒绝悬挂中国国旗的西藏人。它呼吁人们为了在国际社会中孤立中国，阻止其进入联合国人权理事会，为向中共施加压力进行投票。

法国作家马克西姆·维瓦斯曾于2010年赴西藏参观采访，并将考察报告出版成《并非如此“禅”：达赖隐匿的另一面》一书，描绘他在当地看到的法国乃至西方媒体上从来没有报道过的景象：报刊、商店的标牌、电台和电视广播等无一例外地使用藏语，大学里教授藏文化，环境得到良好保护，酒吧服务员每天工作7小时，一周工作5天并领取相应工资。维瓦斯对西藏和达赖喇嘛的研究表明，西藏的情况并非如西方人们所相信的那样，达赖隐秘的真实面目也不像人们所习惯了解的那样。在非暴力和纯精神的表象下，达赖其实也很懂得政治策略。在书中，维瓦斯对西藏历史进行了澄清，指出，西藏不是一个国家，西藏从来没有独立过，而且自古就是中国的一部分。

附2013年11月5日Avaaz.org发表的公开征集签名信件：

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