(Clearwisdom.net) On the afternoon of July 7, 2004, St. Petersburg
Falun Gong practitioners displayed a banner at the Chinese consulate in Russia
to protest against the extension of the Jiang group's state terrorism in foreign
countries and calling for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong. Yielding to China's economic temptations and diplomatic pressure, the Russian
government this time denied Falun Gong practitioners' application for permission
to demonstrate outside the Chinese consulate. Therefore, Falun Gong
practitioners decided to have one practitioner make a protest each time on
behalf of the others. (Based on Russia's recently passed law, a protest by one
person requires no application in advance.) One practitioner displayed a banner
in the protest, handing out materials about the shooting incident in South
Africa to passers-by. Some of the practitioners explained the facts to the
consulate security staff and police who hurried there when informed of the
protest, while the others were sending forth righteous thoughts. A reporter from
a local newspaper interviewed a practitioner who was making a protest. After the protest began, the Russian police were pressured by the Chinese
consulate to force the protesting practitioner to turn the back of the banner to
the consulate. Then the Chinese consulate asked the police to throw the banner
on the ground. Fortunately, the police chief understood the truth and helped the
practitioner turn the banner back around to face the consulate again.
Posting date: 7/12/2004
Original article date: 7/11/2004
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/7/9/78970.html