FLUSHING, New York—Nearly 1,000 Falun Gong practitioners from the New York area gathered on April 22, to mark the 19th anniversary of a day that’s both sad and also a testament to great determination.
On April 25, 1999, an estimated 10,000 followers of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) gathered in Beijing to appeal for the restoration of a safe, legal environment to practice their faith. That day, the sidewalks near the Chinese Communist Party leadership compound were filled with polite, peaceful meditators wondering why their friends were starting to be arrested.
