Around 300 people in Saint-Petersburg and another 200 in Moscow took their support of the Channel 2×2 to the streets Sept. 21 (barely yesterday), information agency Interfax reports.
The St.Pete’s crowd gathered in one of the gardens, carrying posters and banners depicting South Park, the Simpsons and other cartoon caracters. They set up four televisions around the central flower bed and started playing those cartoons. Later, four guys in black (supposed to represent federal agents) showed up and covered the screens with signs “Signal Coded.” A dozen of police quietly observed the unfolding protest.
Protesters also call to make April 2 the day of adult cartoons.
Channel’s administration says they had nothing to do with the action.
2×2 has appealed both the warning General Prosecutor issued to the channel and the current lawsuit against South Park’s episode it ran.
