Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Falun Gong, Falun Dafa

Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners march in a parade in Washington D.C. on July 20, 2017, calling for an end to a brutal persecution in China that started on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong or Falun Dafa is a modern Chinese spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. (Photo by Jeff Malet)