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Article: Falun Gong supporters rally for imprisoned ally
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- September 9, 2003
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(The Daily Free Press) (U-WIRE) BOSTON -- Falun Gong practitioners
and their supporters gathered in Cambridge, Mass., yesterday to protest
what they claim is the wrongful imprisonment of American doctor Charles
Li by Chinese officials.
Eight practitioners performed meditation exercises while others held
banners reading "Bring Dr. Li home to America" and "Rescue our imprisoned
families."
On Jan. 22, Li, an American citizen, was arrested by Chinese government
officials at the Guangzhou Airport in China. He was taken into custody
and was handcuffed for 72 hours, according to his fiancee, Yeongching
Foo.
Li was a believer in Falun Gong, a meditation ...