AP: Canadian Detained in [Group] Protest

Joel Chipkar said Canada's foreign affairs department confirmed that his mother, Connie Chipkar, 61, was taken into custody in Beijing on Wednesday and that she would have a preliminary hearing Thursday. Chipkar said his mother told him by telephone on Tuesday that she had arrived in China and intended to try to tell as many people as possible that Falun Gong was good.

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CBC: Canadian Falun Gong follower arrested in China

Last Updated Wed Jan 23 22:39:32 2002

BEIJING - A Canadian woman who is a follower of the Falun Gong spiritual movement was arrested in China on Wednesday.

Connie Chipkar, 61, is expected to be deported within days. Canadian Foreign Affairs officials are looking into the case.

Globe and Mail: Canadian arrested in China

Wednesday, January 23

Canadian Press

After Connie Chipkar's youngest son died from leukemia at nine years of age, the mother of four entered a 20-year spiral of depression.

Her life changed four years ago when she discovered the Falun Gong spiritual movement.

AP: [Group] Supporter Detained in China & Canadian Detained in [Group] Protest

AP Photo Plainclothes agents and a uniformed officer lead away a foreign supporter, center, of the Falun Gong spiritual movement who protested Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square against China's ban on the group. The woman, who wore a sash marked "Falun Gong" and "SOS" was hustled into a waiting police van and driven away. [...] (AP Photo)

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▪ Canadian Mother Arrested on Tiananmen Square; Hearing Scheduled for Tomorrow in Beijing

▪ Press Release from Austrian Falun Dafa Association - Austrian Practitioners Appeal for the Safe Return of Connie Chipkar (1/23/2002)

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