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Zhaohui Lu, a member of the Falun Gong in the United States, takes part in a hunger strike outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C., August 24, 2001. Ten members of the religious group have been fasting for one week to protest the Chinese government's stance towards fellow members of the Falun Gong in China. REUTERS/Win McNamee - Aug 24 11:15 AM ET

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Alice Tang celebrates her first birthday on her mother's lap who is taking part in a hunger strike outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, August 24, 2001. 10 members of the religious group, including April Zhang, the child's mother, have been fasting for one week to protest the Chinese government's stance towards members of the Falun Gong in China. REUTERS/Win McNamee

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Zhaohui Lu, a member of the Falun Gong in the United States, is examined by Dr. Zhi Yuan Wang while taking part in a hunger strike outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, August 24, 2001. 10 members of the religious group have been fasting for one week to protest the Chinese government's stance towards members of the Falun Gong in China. REUTERS/Win McNamee

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Falun Gong followers practice meditation exercises outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong on August 24, 2001. About 100 Hong Kong disciples of the Falun Gong spiritual movement called for the release of practitioners kept in Chinese jails and labor camps and for an end to Beijing's persecution on the group. (Kin Cheung/Reuters)

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