Police officers watch meditating Falun Gong followers during a hunger
strike in Hong Kong August 12, 2002. The group called for an end to
Beijing's suppression of the controversial spiritual movement and the
preservation of freedoms in the territory. The demonstrations take
place ahead of Thursday's verdict in the case of 16 Falun Gong
followers accused of causing a public obstruction outside Beijing's
main representative office in Hong Kong while protesting China's
crackdown on the movement. REUTERS/Kin Cheung

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