Image for article 200 Practitioners Arrested on Tiananmen Square Ahead of the Anniversary of the Zhong-nai-hai Peaceful Gathering and the U.N. Vote

Reuters reported on April 13, 2000 that "defiant members of the outlawed Falun Gong spiritual group protested in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Thursday to urge the United Nations to censure China on its human rights record." "Chinese police detained more than 200 Falun Gong members, at least 60 of whom raised banners, at various points on and around the square early in the morning, ..." and "Some protesters were beaten as they were taken away, ..."

Image for article An Open Letter from A US Congressman

Congress of the United States

House of Representatives

Charles A. Gonzalez, Member of Congress

327 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515-4320

April 6, 2000

To Whom It May Concern:

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[Chengdu,  Si-chuan Province] Graduate Students Detained for Months

Falun Gong practitioners Luo Ming-pu and Liu Tao, who are two graduate students from Si-chuan University, and Chen Ming-yong, a graduate student from Si-chuan Institute of Industry, have been detained for more than half a year since they got arrested in October of 1999 for their suspected involvements in drafting an open letter to Mr. Annan, the general secretary of UN, and collecting signatures.

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