愿爱、慈悲与智慧与大家同在：湾区西藏之友会会长 Giovanni 在六四37周年纪念集会上的发言
May Love, Compassion, and Wisdom Forever Remain Under Heaven and Earth：President of the Bay Area Friends of Tibet 's talk in June 4th 37 anniversary.
Giovanni Vassallo,
湾区西藏之友会会长、汉藏友好协会发起人之一
各位亲爱的中国兄弟姐妹们，晚上好！
我是乔瓦尼·瓦塞罗（Giovanni Vassallo）。作为湾区西藏之友会的创始成员，以及2009年成立的汉藏友好协会的发起人之一，今天非常感谢大家邀请我站在这里。
今天，我是在诺贝尔和平奖得主达赖喇嘛尊者，以及另一位诺贝尔和平奖得主刘晓波的精神感召下来到这里的。
首先，我在此深深地为那些在1989年6月4日天安门广场及中国其他地方，为了自由、民主与人权而牺牲的人们祈祷。在藏传佛教的传统里，我们有一句六字真言——“唵嘛呢叭咪吽”。这句话意味着：用我的整个人、我的言语和思想，愿爱、慈悲和智慧永远与大家同在。
根据达赖喇嘛尊者的开示，自由、民主与人权的理想，是和平与稳定的真正源泉。在1989年六四大屠杀发生后，尊者立即表达了他的公开失望与悲痛，并向所有受害者及其至今仍在遭受痛苦的家属致以最深切的慰问、同情与支持。尊者的这些挺身发声虽然激怒了北京政府，甚至导致多年与他断绝联系，但他为了自由图博、为了正义的事业，始终坚定地为受到自身政府压制的中国兄弟姐妹们站在一起。
回想起1989年，当我在NBC电视新闻上看到北京发生的惨剧时，我个人感到了极大的恐惧与震惊。我震惊于当时的中国政府对自己人民的残忍行为。而这种打压，在此之前早已在被占领的西藏上演——就在1989年3月，至少有70名藏人被射杀，上百人被拘留。那场西藏的血腥月夜，就像是当年6月4日大屠杀的预演。事实上，藏族人和中国人在追求自由的道路上一直是团结在一起的，在六四那天，也有藏人兄弟姐妹被射杀。直至今天，西藏依然如同人间地狱。
但请不要误会，正如当时的中国共产党领导人赵紫阳所言，天安门广场上的学生运动既不是反共也不是反社会主义。他们挺身而出，是为了捍卫中国宪法赋予的权利，也是为了反对腐败。我们将永远铭记这一灾难性的事件，也永远铭记1989年所有参与自由抗议活动人们的勇气。在此，向在座的各位以及全世界站出来发声的人们致敬！
今天，我们在这里与“天安门母亲”近期发表的声明坚定地站在一起。在六四三十七周年纪念日之际，我们全力支持她们的三项诉求：
披露六四大屠杀的全部真相；
向受害者及其家属提供合理的补偿；
依法追究当权者的法律责任。
我们同她们一样呼吁，现任中华人民共和国的领导人应当维护胡耀邦无私的 精神，拿出纠正历史错误的道德勇气，为这段悲惨历史伸张正义。
作为中国人和藏族人的共同朋友，我在这里公开向中国政府提出呼吁：
尊重基本人权： 尊重言论自由、结社与和平集会的权利。停止对那些挑战官方叙述的人士进行骚扰、恐吓或任意拘留。
允许独立调查： 立即允许独立的国际人权组织和专家无障碍地进入中国、西藏和维吾尔地区进行领域调查。停止将人权捍卫者的工作刑事化。
立即释放政治犯： 立即释放所有遭受非法和不公正剥夺自由的人。包括黎智英、Tara 张雅笛、十一世班禅喇嘛，以及所有藏人和中国的政治犯！
撤回压迫性法律： 呼吁中国政府撤回所有压迫性法律、以及虚伪的民族团结法。这些法律完全背离了当年天安门广场运动中人民所站出来奋斗的原则。
在这里，我也想再一次花一点时间，专门纪念和缅怀2010年诺贝尔和平奖获奖者刘晓波先生。他曾坚定支持天安门广场的抗议，后来因为在中国起草主张政治改革的《08宪章》宣言而被捕入狱，直至牺牲。
与此同时，我们今天也在共同哀悼香港自由的丧失。长期以来，香港维多利亚公园的六四烛光悼念晚会已经被完全禁止。
国际社会必须采取更多具体的行动，让我们做出的反应能够理所当然地匹配所有反抗的中国人的信念——特别是那些来自中国内部的声音。中国政府必须倾听那些被其统治的民众的声音，必须面对并解决藏汉两族的冲突。共产党必须倾听自己人民的声音，倾听天安门母亲的声音，以及在场所有真心为中国和西藏站出来的我们的声音！
正如达赖喇嘛尊者所说，只有保持开放与务实，才能在中国内部带来更大的信任与和谐，并真正提升其作为一个真正大国的国际地位。
所以，今天我站在这里，不仅为当年的死者祈祷，也为所有活着的六四受害者和幸存者发声。
我在这里要求自由！ 在中国，我要求民主！ 在中国，我要求人权！
我呼吁：自由中国！
现在就要自由中国！ 现在就要自由中国！ 让我们共同去改变它！
谢谢大家。
Speaker: Giovanni Vassallo, President of the Bay Area Friends of Tibet & Co-founder of the Bay Area Chinese and Tibetan Friendship Group
Good evening, dear Chinese brothers and sisters!
My name is Giovanni Vassallo. I am honored to stand before you today as one of the founding members of the Bay Area Friends of Tibet, and as a co-founder of the Bay Area Chinese and Tibetan Friendship Group, which first began meeting back in 2009. Thank you so much for having me here today.
I stand here today deeply inspired by the enduring spirit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, as well as the spirit of the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Liu Xiaobo.
First and foremost, I offer my most sincere prayers for those who tragically lost their lives around the June 4th, 1989 event—those heroes who died for the cause of freedom, democracy, and human rights in Tiananmen Square and all across China. In Tibetan Buddhist circles, we hold a sacred prayer: Om Mani Padme Hum. It means, with my heart—with my entire body, speech, and mind—may love, compassion, and wisdom forever and ever remain with all under heaven and earth.
According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, these very ideals of freedom, democracy, and human rights are the core principles that serve as the true source of peace and stability in our world. Immediately after the June 4th massacre, His Holiness publicly expressed his profound sadness and disappointment. He openly offered his condolences, sympathy, and unwavering support to the victims and their loved ones who are still suffering from grief to this day.
Those comments deeply angered the Beijing government, which cut off all contact with him for years. Yet, His Holiness willingly sacrificed his own political momentum for a free Tibet for the sake of what was right—standing up for his Chinese brothers and sisters who were being repressed by their own government.
I was personally horrified back in 1989 when I watched the television screen myself and saw what was unfolding in Beijing on NBC. I was shocked that the Chinese government could act so brutally against its own people. Tragically, it was a brutality that I had already known for years from what was happening in occupied Tibet. Just a few months prior, in March 1989, at least 70 Tibetans were shot dead and at least 1,000 were detained. What happened in Tibet that month served as a grim rehearsal for what would take place on June 4th. On that fateful day, Tibetans joined hands with their Chinese brothers and sisters, and some Tibetans were shot alongside them. Today, Tibet remains a living hell on earth.
But make no mistake. Even according to the General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time, Zhao Ziyang, the students involved in the Tiananmen Square movement were neither anti-communist nor anti-socialist. They spoke up in defense of Chinese constitutional rights, and they stood firmly against corruption. We will always remember this catastrophic event, and we will forever honor the extraordinary bravery of all those who took part in the 1989 freedom protests. We salute all of you here today, and everyone around the world who continues to stand up for the principles for which those heroes gave their lives on June 4th.
Today, we also stand here in absolute solidarity with the recent statement from the Tiananmen Mothers. Commemorating this 37th anniversary, we fully back and support their three core demands:
Disclose the full truth of the June 4th massacre.
Provide just compensation for the victims and their families.
Hold those responsible legally accountable in accordance with the law.
We echo their call that the present leaders of the People’s Republic of China must uphold the selfless spirit of Hu Yaobang and find the moral courage to correct these tragic historical errors.
As a dedicated friend to both the Chinese and Tibetan peoples, I call upon the Chinese government to:
Respect basic human rights: Respect the freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly. Cease the harassment and arbitrary detention of individuals who dare to challenge the official state narrative of June 4th, 1989.
Allow independent monitoring: Immediately allow unfettered, independent access to China, Tibet, and Uyghur areas for international human rights experts. End the systemic criminalization of the vital work of human rights defenders.
Release prisoners of conscience: Immediately release all individuals subjected to the unlawful and unjustified deprivation of liberty. We demand the immediate release of Jimmy Lai, Tara Zhang Yadi, the Panchen Lama, and all Tibetan and Chinese political prisoners.
Repeal oppressive laws: Withdraw all fraudulent “ethnic unity” laws and national security laws that directly denigrate the very ideals the people in the Tiananmen Square movement stood up and fought for.
I also want to take a moment to honor and remember Dr. Liu Xiaobo once again. The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner, he was imprisoned until his final days for his courage in supporting the Tiananmen Square protests and for drafting Charter 08—a historic manifesto calling for peaceful political reform in China. At the same time, we mourn the devastating loss of freedom in Hong Kong, where the right to hold the annual June 4th candlelit vigil in Victoria Park has been banned for so long.
So much more needs to be done. The international community’s response must rise to match the immense courage and conviction of all those who resist China’s human rights abuses from within the country. The Chinese government must listen to the voices of those it rules over. It must resolve the Tibet-China conflict. It must listen to its own people, to the Tiananmen Mothers, and to all of us here today who are truly standing up for the future of China and Tibet.
As His Holiness the Dalai Lama wisely noted, a policy of openness and realism is what will bring greater trust and harmony within China, and it is what will truly enhance its international standing as a genuinely great nation.
Therefore, today I stand here not only to pray for the dead, but to champion all the living victims and survivors of Tiananmen Square.
I demand freedom in China! I demand democracy in China! I demand human rights in China!
And together, we say: Free China! Free China! Free China now! Free China now!
Let us change it together. Thank you.
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