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, ..."

"An hour later there were no signs of a disturbance, but hundreds of plainclothes and uniformed police patrolled the vast plaza, questioning visitors and checking identification."

AP, AFP, DPA, and The New York Times all reported the above protests and arrests.