拉萨"是藏人的地狱，他们就是这样生活的"
拉萨（亚洲新闻）-西藏的"藏人正在消失：他们生活在被围墙和铁丝网隔断的空间里、被迫听和唱中共的红歌、被中国武装人员监视。七千多人被关进了劳改营、喇嘛正在绝食"。一名刚刚从拉萨返回的通讯员讲述了上述情景，因安全原因而匿名的报道中介绍了被汉族中共武装部队占领的省份内的真相。
这一见证十分珍贵，因为中央政府长期禁止游客访问西藏和拉萨。喇嘛自焚、公开抗议、反华暴力使西藏问题成为中共领导层最为牵肠挂肚的，并采取铁腕政策压制当地人的各种行动。今天是藏历新年，但西藏"不过年，因为太痛苦了"。以下为讲述全文：
I have just returned from Lhasa. Tibetans are disappearing; everyone is terrified about the bloodshed which seems inevitable. Lhasa consists of approximately 1.2 million Han Chinese and approximately 200 thousand Tibetans. The majority of these Tibetans live in an area which is now almost entirely enclosed by military compounds with walls between 2 meters; some with barbed wire. This isolation gives the impression of what the Warsaw Ghetto was like.
Inside the "enclosed" area groups of armed soldiers, S.W.A.T. teams, and police patrol the streets 24 hours a day. Military drill songs can be heard throughout the day. trucks and armoured vehicles come through the area on a daily basis, armed with assault rifles or machine guns aimed at the Tibetans.
All Tibetans must carry identification at all times. Tibetans residing in Lhasa are required to register with the police. There are approximately 134 new Police station checkpoints in Lhasa for random searches of pedestrians and vehicles. In addition to the military compounds in and around Lhasa, permanent military posts with armed soldiers have been established throughout the city.
The Kalachakra Ceremony in January 2012, held in Bodh Gaya, India by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, was attended by approximately 10 thousand Tibetans from Tibet. Among these were reportedly 3 thousand government informants. The remaining 7 thousand Tibetans, on returning to Tibet via India, Nepal, Hong Kong, etc. were all brought to re-education camps for a minimum of three months. Elderly people begged to go home in the evenings due to the cold, but they were not allowed.
In many instances when family members brought blankets for their elderly family, they were told they were no longer there and the authorities didn't know where they were. Among the 7 thousand Tibetans in re-education camps, interrogation from the Chinese police was common practice. Tibetans are made to disclose their jobs (from which they are fired), lose pensions or other such benefits, disclose names of relatives and their contact information, including addresses and professions. Random identification checks and house searches are done; family members are brought in for "questioning".
Approximately 50 nuns going to a retreat on a bus, were detained and held for questioning after an informant accused them of speaking against the government. Their whereabouts is presently unknown. A Tibetan artist who painted a Tibetan looking upwards towards a clock above their head, titled "Waiting" was arrested for the symbolism used in the painting. I was told that many people were taken away by the State Security and don't come back. They just disappear.
Roadside checkpoints in the Tibetan Autonomous Region are used to keep Tibetans that are not residents of Lhasa, away from the city. In addition, if a monk or nun is in a vehicle the police/soldiers will make them return to their monasteries on foot. All Tibetans riding in such vehicles will have their full identification listed. The Potala Palace is a place of pilgrimage for Tibetans, especially during Losar (Tibetan New Year) but the roadside checkpoints prevent this and limit the number of Tibetans in Lhasa.
Approximately 300-400 monks previously resided at the Potala Palace; today the number is around 36. Soldiers and other military personnel now live in the rooms where the monks used to reside. Although it is listed as a World Heritage site, the Chinese government now uses the Potala as a military post. A large Military complex is situated within several blocks. The nunnery, located across from grounds before the Potala Palace, now has Military bunkers.
Jokhang Monastery has such a large military presence in and around the area that you have to be careful not to bump into soldiers and police as they crowd the streets of the surrounding market when they go on patrol.
Drepung Monastery was home to 7 to 10 thousand monks now has only between 500 to700. Sera Monastery once had approximately 6 thousand monks now has 200-300 monks. Sera Monastery is surrounded by police stations and military compounds. Soldiers and police constantly patrol the grounds of the monastery, including where the monks debate.
Norbulingka Palace has between 6-10 monks from almost 300 in the past. The Dalai Lama's small personal menagerie has been sold to a Chinese businessman and a separate admission is charged to see the animals, although the entire Norbulingka park is listed as a World Heritage site. A hunger strike of 100 monks is said to be underway.
