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Concentrate on Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts to Eliminate the Evil's Influence from Other Dimensions, Clarify the Truth to Let Iceland Make Up For the Damage Done In Time

(Clearwisdom.net) In mid-June, the Icelandic government, under pressure from the scoundrel Jiang regime, decided to bar Falun Gong practitioners from entering the country for a period of time. This decision to buckle to foreign tyranny and going against the will of the Icelandic people caused a big stir in the international community. In the following several days, Falun Gong practitioners who were refused entry have conducted themselves in an open and dignified manner. Expressing their stance clearly and with determination, the practitioners also demonstrated their compassion, understanding and tolerance when they had dialogues with concerned government officials, policemen, airline employees, human rights organizations, media and diplomats, etc. To those people, not only did the practitioners introduce the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution against it, they also helped them understand why they have gone to such great lengths--in terms of every individual's time and financial commitments--to participate unwaveringly in this peaceful protest against Jiang, the chief culprit that launched the campaign against Falun Gong. The efforts of those Falun Gong practitioners from different countries around the world and their peacefulness and benevolence in words and actions have enabled more governments, organizations and people of the world (including some countries' Interpol and other intelligence organizations, which had supplied inaccurate information before the incident occurred to the Icelandic government and played a role in the incorrect decision-making) to get to know firsthand the truth about Falun Gong as well as the true, evil nature of Jiang.

Citizens of Iceland Apologize to Falun Gong for the Actions of the Icelandic Government (Photo)

(Clearwisdom.net) [Editor's Comments] Iceland is a free, democratic country. However, the Icelandic government, under pressure applied by Jiang Zemin, dictator and butcher of the Chinese people, recently made an incorrect decision to bar Falun Gong practitioners from entering Iceland for a period of time. When more than 90% of the Icelandic people opposed or protested this decision, leading to open support for Falun Gong practitioners by all the Icelandic media, the Icelandic government decided to shift the pressure to overseas. This has eased the domestic pressure and helped to avert further tension in Iceland. On June 10th, the Icelandic government lifted the detention of over 70 Falun Gong practitioners at the Reykjavik Airport. However, starting from June 11, the Icelandic government ordered IcelandAir to cancel the tickets of almost all Falun Gong practitioners at airports all over the world according to a blacklist of names supplied by them. A seemingly more peaceful Reykjavik Airport doesn't mean that the Icelandic government has accommodated the wishes of its own people and corrected its previous actions towards Falun Gong.

China's "Blacklist" Draws Attention in World's Airports, Raises Alarming Questions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 14, 2002 [ http://www.faluninfo.net/ ]

NEW YORK, June 14, 2002 (Falun Dafa Information Center) - Dozens of individuals around the world were surprised this week to find that their travel plans to Iceland to take part in a peaceful appeal had been cancelled - by the Chinese communist regime.