November 21, 2001

Australians among Falun Gong protesters arrested in China It is believed four Australians are among a group of 35 western followers of the Falun Gong movement who have been arrested in China after a demonstration in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

The group's Australian spokesman Tony Dai says two are from Sydney and two from Melbourne.

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Mr Dai says he is not confident Chinese authorities will expel the foreigners because two Australians who were arrested in China last year spent time in jail.

"They were in the same situation but they were detained for eight months and also my mother, she was an Australian citizen when she went back to China to appeal to the Government and she was jailed for 45 days, so I'm still worried about if the Chinese Government will release them or not," he said.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/nat/newsnat-21nov2001-54.htm

Posting date: 11/22/2001
Original article date: 11/21/2001
Category: News & Media Reports

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