1. Small acts of protest have become a daily spectacle on Tiananmen Square as members unfurl banners or adopt meditation poses, only to be whisked away by the police. 2. Others had to be dragged away, half-seated in a meditation pose, although many protesters did not resist. 3. Despite heavy security, the three middle-aged men raised their arms in a meditation pose. 4. Followers tried to unfurl banners and raise their arms in a meditation pose used by the group. 5. Moments later, the journalists saw four more people on fire, staggering forward, their hands raised in a meditation pose. 6. The only known foreign witnesses, a camera crew from Cable News Network, said the protesters struck meditation poses typical of Falun Gong. 7. Their music, slow motion exercises and meditation poses have become something of a local tourist attraction, particularly among visitors from Hong Kong and China. |
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