12/01/2002
South China Morning Post
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Amnesty International has raised concerns about detained Falun Gong follower Yoko Kaneko, 37, warning she may have been tortured. Mainland-born Kaneko, who is based in Japan, has reportedly been admitted to hospital suffering high blood pressure. "According to reports, [Kaneko] has bruising around her wrists and has lost weight, indicating that she may have been ill-treated while in the labour camp," it said. Kaneko was arrested in May for distributing material about the banned group in Beijing. AFP