May 7, 2001 HONG KONG -- Two American Falun Gong practitioners were detained at the airport and refused entry into Hong Kong, triggering criticism by the group that city authorities were harassing the movement to avoid demonstrations that would embarrass officials visiting from Beijing.

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May 6, 2001

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong plans to deport two American followers of the Falun Gong spiritual movement on Sunday after refusing them entry ahead of a visit by Chinese President Jiang Zemin, a Hong Kong-based human rights group said. The Information Centre for Human Rights & Democracy in China said Li Xiaobin and Xu Zhenmei, both holding American passports, arrived in the territory on Saturday night, but Hong Kong immigration refused their entry for "security reasons."

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[Minghui Net] [Qiongshan City, Hainan Province ] Police Arrest Innocent People after Flyers Appear in the City On April 4th, a town in Qiongshan City, Hainan Province, received a surprise. In the morning, residents found slogans such as "Falun Dafa is the Righteous Law" painted on light poles and wire poles on the streets and in the market. They also found flyers about the true stories of Falun Gong in their mailboxes. The local police was stunned. They confiscated the ...

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[Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province] Four Female Practitioners in No. 2 Detention Center of Shijiazhuang City have been on a Hunger Strike for One Month We have heard that four female Dafa practitioners are illegally detained in Shijiazhuang City' No. 2 Detention Center. On March 28, 2001, on behalf of Falun Dafa, they wrote an appeal letter to the City Public Security Department for unconditional release. Since then they have been on a hunger strike. They have already refused food and ...

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