About the Respectful and Wonderful People of Iceland

On June 14, Jiang came to Iceland despite of the overwhelming rejection from Icelanders. When he appeared in the Culture and History Gallery, Iceland's residents shouted at him, "Falun Dafa is Good!" Moreover, Falun Dafa practitioners quietly did Fa Zheng Nian [Maintaining a tranquil mind after reciting a Falun Gong verse]in designated places and peacefully held banners to tell the public about the persecution in China.

At 3:30 in the afternoon, Icelanders organized a conference made up of people from all walks of life in front of their Parliament protesting the violation of human rights and persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and others by Jiang's Regime. Over 2000 people held small with "Falun Dafa" and "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance" printed on them. They also displayed a huge banner reading, "Evil is repaid with evil" in Icelandic. Some people were holding banners displaying the Chinese characters for "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance" made by themselves. Some people tied black ribbons over their mouths to symbolize the infringement on their rights to freedom of speech in their own country, as well as the muffling of the voice of freedom resulting from the government’s refusal to allow many practitioners into the country.

Icelanders also wore yellow clothing in a show of support after learning that Jiang did not want to see yellow clothing because he fears that it represents Falun Gong. Many people could not find yellow T-shirts so they put on yellow raincoats instead. A pregnant woman stood in the crowd wearing a yellow raincoat and raised a small banner with the words "Falun Dafa" and "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance." The scene was very touching.

The crowd quietly walked towards the Chinese Embassy, peacefully holding the small banners. The Chinese Embassy did not accept the petition letter, just like the Chinese Embassies elsewhere. When the crowd returned, a case of yellow T-shirts had just arrived; each person who was able to get a shirt put it on immediately and proudly walked in the streets. When they saw Falun Dafa practitioners, it was as though they recognized them as their own family members and pressed their hands together in Heshi to say hello. Some children came over to help us distribute materials. All the vehicles on the road had yellow banners reading "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance." Supermarket shopping carts were also decorated with banners.

Seeing all this, Falun Dafa practitioners couldn't hold back their tears. Icelanders were very proud of this and said, "We welcome you. You came for our morality. We should thank you." It was explained to us that the two political parties of Iceland used to have problems between them, and now, while helping Falun Gong; they became united that’s why an organizer said, "This protest has been the most powerful in Iceland in 50 years." Government officials told practitioners, "Once you people leave, Iceland won't be the same Iceland it was before." Although there was no official message before the Chinese leader left Iceland, the order refusing practitioners entry into Iceland had actually been lifted because of the effort made by the Icelandic people.

In the evening, Falun Dafa practitioners concentrated on doing Fa Zheng Nian. It was late, but Icelanders still insisted on taking advantage of the last opportunity to protest. They were holding a banner reading, "Jiang is a murderer". Many people were holding our small banners. Some were wearing our yellow T-shirts and shouting, "Falun Dafa is good!" Some even learned our hand gesture for Fa Zheng Nian.

An Icelandic citizen accompanied two of our female practitioners to take photos, saying they were very beautiful. The Iceland residents who came to learn Falun Dafa exercises took to them naturally. They learned very quickly and could easily cross their legs in the full-lotus position. They complained that the media was reporting too few explanations of Falun Dafa. Fortunately, one newspaper made a 5-page Falun Gong report, showing the five sets of exercises with pictures on one page. Many people were concerned about ensuring Falun Gong remains in Iceland. Several residents were already willing to become contact persons.

During these few days, 99.9% of the Icelandic people united to support Falun Gong and 100% of Iceland's media reported positively on Falun Gong. All this made a deep impression about the Icelandic people's enthusiasm, sincerity and sense of justice.

Bless you, respectful and wonderful Icelandic people! Thank you to all the Icelandic people who unselfishly helped Falun Dafa practitioners! We praise you honest, compassionate, righteous, and brave Icelandic people!