http://areyounkay.com North Korean Human Rights Live Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:19:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm out of things to say. I think I've said everything that needs to be said about about this issue. So unless someone wants to take over the blog, I'm shuttering it. But that is not the end of the story. For years, I've urged people to take action on one of the ... http://areyounkay.com/2009/10/19/a-call-to-action-to-myself/ Now that the Ling and Lee stories are behind us, let us not forget that journalism inside North Korea is still active. These North Korean journalists are risking more than abduction Reporting from Seoul - Editor Jiro Ishimaru dimmed the lights and started the shaky video clip before a roomful of ... http://areyounkay.com/2009/09/28/something-to-look-forward-to/ We've heard of these North Korea logging camps, this is the first substantial documentary about them To the West, North Korea is a pariah state, best known for its secrecy, famines, belligerent politics and its leader's brutality. At home, North Koreans live under total government control and the watchful eye of the ... http://areyounkay.com/2009/08/28/juche-in-siberia/ I better write up my review for a Long Road Home, before these two publish theirs Laura Ling, one of the women journalists captured by the North Koreans in March and then freed earlier this month following a visit by former President Bill Clinton, is shopping a book proposal–with her sister. According ... http://areyounkay.com/2009/08/13/say-no-to-ling-and-lee/ Rarely does one find a politician in America that is Pro-North Korean, but OFK might have found one in John Choe, who is running for the NYC Council in Queens. You should read his take. I don't live in New York so I have no stake in this and Choe's foreign ... http://areyounkay.com/2009/08/07/john-choe-pro-north-korean/ Good news, but at what price? North Korean President Kim Jong Il has pardoned and released two U.S. journalists, state-run news agency KCNA said Wednesday. President Clinton met Tuesday with North Korea leader Kim Jong Il. The announcement came after former U.S. President Clinton met with top North Korean officials in Pyongyang to ... http://areyounkay.com/2009/08/04/kim-pardons-american-journalists/ This story on the public execution of a North Korean woman for distributing Bibles is currently 2nd overall on Digg. The last time it was this high was OFK's post of Google Earth images of North Korean concentration camps. OFK found this bizarre story on Michael Jackson's willingness to negotiate the ... http://areyounkay.com/2009/07/25/is-this-the-peak-of-nk-human-right-awareness/ North Korea's human rights abuses are well documented and at this point I am no longer shocked by their actions. Until I read this (Via. Hot Air) SEOUL, South Korea -- When Im Chun-yong made his daring escape from North Korea, with a handful of his special forces men, there were ... http://areyounkay.com/2009/07/24/nk-tests-bio-weapons-on-disabled-children/ I will have a review of Long Road Home shortly. Until then, the Washington Post has a major expose on North Korean concentration camps. The most unfortunate part of this tragedy, outside of direct intervention, there is little one can do for prisoners inside North Korea. However, those who do get ... http://areyounkay.com/2009/07/21/north-koreas-concentration-camps-revealed/ A copy of Long Road Home Testimony of a North Korean Camp Survivor arrived today. The author, Kim Yong, was a former military officer in the DPRK who was accused of treason and thrown North Korea's infamous gulags. This is his account of his time spent in the gulags and ... http://areyounkay.com/2009/07/13/from-the-mail/