FALUN GONG FOLLOWERS MARCH IN NEW YORKS CHINATOWN.
A counter-marcher shouts at a Falun Gong follower during a march in New York's Chinatown to commemorate their fellow supporters of the spiritual doctrine whom they say have died at the hands of the Chinese government, April 21, 2001. About 500 Falun Gong followers participated in the two hour march, which also drew a number of counter-marchers who shouted slogans against Falun Gong, which China has banned as an "evil cult." Tuesday will mark the second anniversary of the gathering of about 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners in front of Zhongnanhai, Beijing's equivalent of the White House, that led to the practice being banned in China in October 1999.
HB/