Falun Gong Denied Entry into Iceland Between June 6-18

(Clearwisdom.net) [Commentary] "Falun Dafa takes 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance', the universal truth, as the standard for cultivation practice. It cultivates goodness and is peaceful. All of Dafa's activities are open to the public, and the practice is voluntary. Each practitioner is from different walks of life, and there are no activities that violate the law or that are harmful to society. Since July 20, 1999, when the gang inside the Chinese government that's led by the head political scoundrel began to suppress Falun Gong practitioners, more than 100 million people have been unjustifiably persecuted; more than 100,000 people have been sent to jails, to forced labor camps, and to mental hospitals; more than 1,000 people have been persecuted to death without cause; and this type of persecution still continues. Because of this, the students of Falun Gong are doing all they can to let the world's people and governments know the truth about this persecution and the degree of its wickedness." As Falun Dafa cultivators, who cultivate righteousness and goodness, we should examine ourselves whenever we run into problems and correct ourselves promptly. If the mistakes in some of our students' speech or if the words they use cause the world's people to misunderstand us, then for the sake of sentient beings' futures, it might be worthwhile for all practitioners to think seriously about how we should pay better attention to our words and actions.

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[Washington Post report from Reykjavik, Iceland on June 7, 2002]: The [Icelandic] government on Friday barred all Falun Gong members from entering Iceland in a bid to prevent a large-scale demonstration against Chinese President Jiang when he visits the country next week.

The government said it is the first time the country has banned members of any movement or international organization from visiting Iceland.

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[China Times Online on June 8, 2002]: The Icelandic government abruptly halted issuing entry visas to Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese citizens for the time being. According to early indications, this is possibly due to the impending visit by Chinese President Jiang. The Icelandic government took this measure to avoid Jiang's displeasure due to the presence of Falun Gong practitioners.

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[Radio Free Asia News from Reykjavik on June 8, 2002]: Icelandic government officials announced on Friday that in order to prevent Falun Gong practitioners from holding large-scale demonstrations during Chinese President Jiang's visit to Iceland, Iceland has barred all Falun Gong practitioners from entering the country. .

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[World Journal report from New York on June 8, 2002] The Iceland Consulate General in New York verified on June 7 that due to Chinese President Jiang's visit to Iceland from June 12 to June 18, Iceland will not grant traveling visas to any Chinese and Taiwanese passport holders from June 6 until June 18 in order to avoid demonstrations by Falun Gong practitioners.
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/6/9/31484.html

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