http://areyounkay.com North Korean Human Rights Live Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:52:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Meanwhile, a good group of folks still believe the South Koreans can be persuaded to do good. It's all inside this month's newsletter Liberty in North Korea | LiNK Newsletter Updates from LiNK Worldwide Read on for the latest news from LiNK and the worldwide movement for North Korean human rights! Message from ... http://areyounkay.com/2008/07/02/link-newsletter-june/ Activism in South Korea is, like every other nation, is a tough business as there are myriad of causes grabbing people's attention.  But only in South Korea can one of the dumbest "issue" ever conceived be the most popular Committee for Democratization of North Korea President Hwang Jang Yop has criticized ... http://areyounkay.com/2008/07/02/fighting-irrational-fear/ (Via OFK) Thanks to crackdowns in China and famine in coastal areas, the ocean is becoming a popular escape route among defectors. Ten North Koreans have defected by boat to the South this month, coming in a total of six trips, four of which were reportedly taken in stolen motor boats. While ... http://areyounkay.com/2008/06/27/two-if-by-sea/ Good to see someone finally get a break A SOUTH Korean prisoner of war has escaped North Korea after 55 years and is waiting in a third country to return to his homeland, an activist said today. The 78-year-old man was in a South Korean consulate after fleeing the communist state on ... http://areyounkay.com/2008/06/25/55-years-in-hell/ And with it comes extra scrutiny With the Beijing Olympic torch relay ahead which is supposed to be staged on July 19th in Yanji, China, a large-scale resident registration investigation have been taking place, so defectors have been going through rough experiences. While the investigation have not been specifically targeting defectors, Yanji ... http://areyounkay.com/2008/06/20/the-torch-comes-to-defectors/ I am no fan of digg users.  And unless you are an Obama-voting, Apple-buying, Conspiracy theory-spewing fanboy it is not a place for diverse views.  But I have to give them credit when I saw these two stories on the frontpage in the last week. Father slays family as hunger returns ... http://areyounkay.com/2008/06/10/nk-on-digg-a-revisit/ Andy Jackson, columnist and Marmot blogger whose old blog introduced me to North Korean Human Rights, writes about the efforts of the US and South Korea to help refugees in Thailand. It unfortunate that South Korea comes up on top As North Korea steps closer to a second great famine ... http://areyounkay.com/2008/06/02/trail-of-shame/ This is one of those "go pound sand" moments (Via. Japan Probe) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's military warned Friday that tensions between the two Koreas could become "catastrophic" if South Korea keeps sending propaganda leaflets into the communist nation. The North's tough talk was yet another sign that relations ... http://areyounkay.com/2008/05/30/north-korea-against-littering/ Crossing, Shin Dong-Hyuk, and more in this month's newsletter. Liberty in North Korea | LiNK Newsletter Updates from LiNK Worldwide Read on for the latest news from LiNK and the worldwide movement for North Korean human rights! Message from the Director Friends, Change is coming. Here in Washington, DC, the last two months saw a great ... http://areyounkay.com/2008/05/30/link-newsletter-may-2008/ North Korean women are fighting for their right to feed their family May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Video clips of a sprawling marketplace, smuggled out of North Korea by an undercover journalist, show women selling goods including garments with heart-shaped price tags. The most conspicuous man is a monitor who shoos ... http://areyounkay.com/2008/05/29/women-at-work/