Practitioners from Japan, Jie Xu, Yi-hong Zhao and Guo-ping Hu were arrested when they practiced Falun Gong on the Tiananmen Square on the Chinese New Year's Eve (February 4). Their whereabouts are unknown since then. Some other practitioners from Japan who hold Chinese passports were again denied entry to China.

Image for article Ms. Qiu-ju Gao, Key Contact Person of Falun Gong in Dalian City, Was Secretly Sentenced to 9 Years in Jail

February 11, 2000

The Hong Kong Information Center for Human Rights and Democratic Movement reported that Ms. Qiu-ju Gao, a key contact person of Falun Gong in Dalian City, was recently sentenced to 9 years in prison by the Court of Xi-gang district of Dalian City.

Image for article Jin-chun Huang, a Judge in Guang-xi Province, Was Sent to Mental Hospital and Injected Sedatives with Damaging Side Effects

February 11, 2000

According to Duowei Chinese news net, Jin-chun Huang, 34, who was a judge of the Beihai City Intermediate People' Court, was sent to a mental hospital because of his belief in Falun Dafa. He was injected sedatives with damaging side effects.

Image for article Dragon New Year Falun Dafa Public Introduction in Montana

February 8, 2000

In last Nov., Mr. Steve contacted us to see if there was any Falun Dafa practice site in Montana. We feel sorry that the answer was No, but we kept thinking about him and Montana. Early in January, Steve told us there was going to be a Chinese New Year celebration in his hometown, Butte. He invited us to join them and introduce Falun Dafa to the folks and collect signatures for the International Appeal Letter. We ...

Image for article Adherents promote Falun Gong practice

Express-News Staff Writer

February 7, 2000 San Antonio Express-News

Luo Yan unclasped her folded hands and slowly swept her arms skyward in a fluid, gentle stretch.

The traffic on a downtown freeway clattered behind her in the distance. But Luo' eyes remained closed, her face placid, as she blotted away city noises to reach a tranquil spot within herself that she has learned to find through the Chinese exercise and meditation routine called Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong.

Image for article Chinese judge in mental asylum for Falungong membership: report

2/11/0 2:36 (New York)

BEIJING, Feb 11 (AFP) - A Chinese judge has been sacked and locked up in a mental asylum because he refuses to renounce his belief in the banned Falungong spiritual movement, a rights group said Friday.

Image for article Falungong leader sentenced to nine years in China

2/11/0 5:12 (New York)

HONG KONG, Feb 11 (AFP) - A leader of the banned Falungong spiritual movement who led northern Chinese members in a mass protest last year has been sentenced to nine years in prison, a rights group said Friday.

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