By a Russian practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) On July 7, 2007, as usual, a Falun Gong practitioner
with a banner both in Chinese and Russian in his hands stood in front of the
Chinese Consulate in St. Petersburg. A number of practitioners stood on the
opposite bank of the canal, protesting the eight-year-long persecution of Falun
Gong by the CCP. For three years, in all types of weather, Falun Gong
practitioners in St. Petersburg have been protesting the persecution at the
Chinese Consulate and distributing information to passersby This protest has lasted for three years. Since the CCP
started to persecute Falun Gong in July 1999, the Russian authorities have
restricted and forbidden practitioners in groups from holding any protest
activities at the CCP Consulate because they have been deceived by the CCP's
lies in addition to being tempted by economic interests. On July 7, 2004, practitioners in St. Petersburg held their
first single-person protest. Practitioners still remember what happened that
day. A practitioner stood in front of the Chinese Consulate raising a banner of
protest, while about 40 practitioners stood on the opposite bank of the canal in
front of the Consulate. Acting under orders, a large number of Russian police
came and attempted to stop the protest. Three practitioners talked with them,
telling them why the CCP was persecuting Falun Gong, explaining to them that
there was no need for one person to apply for a permit if he or she protested
according to the law and asking them not to deprive us of our legal rights.
Eventually, a person in charge from the Home Office arrived at the scene and
told the policemen, "Let them protest. They are not violating the
law". Since then, no matter what the weather, Falun Gong
practitioners in St. Petersburg have continued with their single-person protest,
while other practitioners talk with passers-by. Three years have passed, and
residents near the Chinese Consulate all now understand the facts about Falun
Gong. When it is cold, occasionally someone delivers a cup of hot coffee to the
practitioner. Still other residents carefully ask the practitioners for
information about Falun Gong. The practitioners say, "We will carry on our
protest at the Chinese Consulate until the CCP stops its persecution of Falun
Gong." http://clearharmony.net/articles/200707/40397.html
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/7/13/158783.html