A spontaneous protest rally was held in St. Petersburg in connection with the murder of a Congolese citizen
On September 14, 2005, about 50 African students from St. Petersburg universities (from LETI, the Mining Institute, St. Petersburg State University, the Medical University, Hydromet) took part in a rally organized by classmates who died the night before in the Elizabethan Hospital as a result of beating by unknown Congolese Epassac Roland Franz. In addition to black students, the leadership of the Forestry Academy and journalists came to the rally.