E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 page 14 Bishop Guoyang Hou, whose title of bishop is not officially recognized in Chongqing, Sichuan province, is said to have been released at the beginning of 1991 following his arrest in January 1990. His movements are allegedly restricted. He is said to be accused of having incited a group of persons to participate in demonstrations in Sichuan and having published and distributed copies of the Bible without authorization. Bishop Liren Jiang, aged 80, of Hohhot, inner Mongolia, was allegedly imprisoned from the end of 1989 to the beginning of 1991 after having secretly been ordained bishop in June 1989. Since his release he has been kept under police surveillance and prevented from leaving his village. Bishop Joseph Side Li, unrecognized bishop of Tianjin since 1989, aged about 60 and in poor health, was allegedly released in May 1992 after spending several weeks in prison and placed under strict surveillance in the village of Liangzhuang, Ji County. It is said that he spent 18 months in prison between 1989 and 1991 without being charged and that his detention conditions were bad. Bishop Mathias Zhensheng, aged 73, second bishop (not officially recognized) of the diocese of Tianshui, Gansu province, is allegedly no longer in prison, although his movements are strictly supervised. It is reported that he was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in 1984. Bishop Weili Song, aged 76, unrecognized bishop of the diocese of Langfang, Hebei province, was reportedly detained on two occasions between December 1992 and the beginning of March 1993 for a period of several weeks. It is said that while in prison he was forced to study the country’s religious policy and the role played by political organizations and also to engage in self-criticism in respect of the Vatican. It is said that since April 1993 he has apparently been performing some of his religious functions although his freedom of movement is restricted. Bishop Casimir Milu Wang, was allegedly paroled in April 1993 and returned to his home in Ganggu district, Gansu province, although his freedom of movement is restricted. It is said that the bishop was arrested in 1983 and sentenced in 1985 by the Intermediate Court of Tianshui to 10 years’ imprisonment and 4 years’ deprivation of his political rights, as well as to the confiscation of some of his belongings. He was reportedly detained in several labour camps. The charges against him include the fact that he had allegedly ordained priests in secret and had openly criticized the article of the Constitution that prohibits religious institutions from having connections abroad, the Catholic Patriotic Association and interference by the authorities with the performance of religious rites. The bishop was allegedly imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution for having proclaimed his faith. He was released in 1979 and arrested once more in 1981 before being again released. He is allegedly known for having preached the Gospel to his fellow detainees.