E/CN.4/1990/46 page 11 "It has also been alleged that four monks, Ngawang Naragyal, Ngawang Gendun, Ngawang Topgyal and Pa-kar, were taken away from Drepung monastery some time after the March 1988 Monlam prayer festival and have not returned or been seen since. "It has also been alleged that several Catholic seminarians not affiliated to the Patriotic Catholic Association were detained by police in Hebei province in December 1988 and January 1989 and ill-treated while in police custody." 36. In a communication of 13 October 1989, the following information was transmitted: "It has been reported that several hundred Catholic villagers were severely beaten by police on 18 April 1989 during a police raid on the village of Youtong, in Luancheng district, Hebei province. Over 300 of them, including old people and children, were allegedly injured during the raid. Eighty-eight allegedly suffered serious injuries and two youths are reported to have died following the incident. In addition, 32 persons are reported to have been taken away by police and are believed to be detained. "The report mentions that Youtong village has more than 1,700 Catholics, of whom 200 have joined the official Patriotic Catholic Association (which allegedly does not recognize the authority of the Vatican over the church's affairs). The other 1,500 Catholics in Youtong have reportedly remained loyal to the Vatican and have asked the authorities on several occasions to return the church's former properties, either confiscated or destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. As this was denied, on 17 March 1989, they erected a big tent on the site of their former church in which mass was celebrated every morning. According to the information received, during the following month, local government officials and security personnel tried repeatedly to stop them and ordered them unsuccessfully to dismantle the tent. "It is further reported that on 18 April 1989 at 8 a.m., more than 5,000 policemen and security personnel, driving more than 270 vehicles, came into Youtong village and surrounded it, blocking all exits. It is alleged that they wanted to arrest Father Fei and four Catholic leaders, and to demolish the tent but that, since all the Catholics had taken shelter, no one was arrested and the demolition work was impeded. At 4 p.m., 4,000 uniformed policemen, allegedly carrying electric batons and bricks, began the raid which lasted until 6 p.m. The officers reportedly prevented the injured from receiving medical attention and hospitals were ordered not to accept them." 37. In a communication of 8 November 1989, the following information was transmitted: "It has been reported that the government authorities have announced that no further admission of monks in the monasteries of Tibet will be tolerated, that no monasteries may be renovated without the Government's approval and that no donations for monasteries may be requested or