(Clearwisdom.net) On April 9, 2007, practitioners rallied on the streets of Saint Petersburg to call on the Russian government to not bow to pressure from the Chinese Communist regime at the expense of human rights; to not be accomplices to the persecution, so the Russian people may have a bright future.

Practitioners explain the truth of the persecution to passersby in Saint Petersburg.

Recently, bowing to pressure and temptation from China's communist regime, the Russian government has repeatedly behaved poorly in dealing with Falun Gong issues. Russia is a country that has just arisen from the horrors of communist rule. However, at this historic juncture, the head of the government has sought immediate interest at the expense of justice and conscience, led by the evil specter of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Which direction is Russia heading for? What kind of future will the Russian nation have? These are things that we need to worry about. The following are some examples of Russia's misdeeds:

In the past three years, the Moscow authorities, under the Chinese Communist regime's pressure, have designated the square in front of the Chinese Embassy as a restricted area and any activities that Falun Gong practitioners applied for permission to hold there were denied. Falun Gong practitioners who staged protests in front of the Chinese Embassy were arrested. Although Russia's laws stipulate that there is no application needed for individual protests, this civil right was violated by the police, who followed the orders of their superiors. Some police even threatened practitioners saying that, "If you stand here any longer, we will arrest you..."

On March 28, 2007, Chinese special agents colluded with their Russian counterparts to abduct U.N.H.C.R. refugee Ma Hui and her daughter, and secretly deported them to China.

It is evident that the Russian authorities have overtly broken international law and Russia's national laws to help the Chinese Communist regime to persecute Falun Gong practitioners.

In this regard, some Russian organizations and over ten local media have condemned the Russian government. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees also sent a letter asking the Russian government to provide an explanation.