Falun Gong practitioners meditate outside a police station in Hong Kong
March 15, 2002 to protest against the use of violence against their
followers on Thursday. Hong Kong police on Friday charged 16 followers,
including four from Switzerland, for obstruction offences after their
Thursday protest against Beijing's crackdown on the controversial
spiritual movement. It was the first time the local government had
charged Falun Gong adherents, according to the group. REUTERS/Bobby
Yip

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