<br /> <p>Crowds of Falun Gong practitioners</a>, meditated together in Union Square, New York City, on May 11, to kick off Falun Gong Day celebrations. The mass meditation was followed by a parade through New York City</a> on May 12.</p><p>Described</a> as a “spiritual practice”, Falun Gong is suppressed in China, and Amnesty international has alleged that human rights violations</a> have been carried out against its adherents by the Chinese government.</p><br />
