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Russia: Anti-Torture Exhibition in St. Petersburg (Photos) By a Russian practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) On November 19, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners in
Russia staged an anti-torture exhibition on the square next to the Joelnalechika
Subway Station in St. Petersburg. They reenacted the tortures experienced by
Falun Gong practitioners in China to reveal the cruel persecution by the Jiang
Zemin political group and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Over the past few years, practitioners in St. Petersburg have persisted in
introducing Falun Gong at the busy subway exits every Saturday. A lot of people
in St. Petersburg have thus learned about the persecution. This was the first
time that practitioners reenacted the torture methods in order to make vivid the
cruelty and evilness of the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. St.
Petersburg was icy and snow bound at the time, yet pedestrians stopped to watch.
They learned about the persecution from practitioners and expressed support and
concern for Falun Gong. A lot of people were surprised that such a persecution
could be taking place today. Although the weather was cold, the practitioners' kind hearts warmed everyone
who approached them. When the practitioners began to set up banners and
exhibition boards, a shop owner came over and with a rather rude attitude, told
the practitioners to put the banners a bit further away so as not to interfere
with her business. The practitioners were peaceful and calm and moved the
exhibition boards and banners a bit further away and then gave a leaflet to the
lady. After a while, she came out from the shop with good will and stood in
front of the exhibition boards for a long time. She asked the practitioners,
"Where can I sign my name and express support for Falun Gong?" When
the activity was about to end, she came out of the shop again and gave a cup of
hot coffee to each of the practitioners. Seeing her kindness after understanding
the truth, the practitioners felt very gratified. A well-dressed gentleman talked with practitioners for a long time. In his
view it was abnormal for the Western media to so seldom report the cruel conduct
and violations of human rights by the CCP. He sympathized with Falun Gong
practitioners very much and signed his name in support of bringing an end to the
persecution. Posting date: 12/8/2005
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