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Opposite dimensions of food aid

Posted in Health Issues, Politics on February 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »

At times, South Korean policy on resuming the food aid to North Korea makes me doubt whether it is really aimed at saving lives. The government has decided to resume food aid to North Korea, which was stopped in summer 2007, and is considering when to start and how much to give. [….] Another government [...]

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Defector’s Testimony (4): Prisoners’ Sheds in the Detention Settlement

Posted in Civil Liberties, Concentration Camps, Health Issues on February 3, 2010 | 7 Comments »

In august 1987, we arrived at Life Detention Settlement No, 13 as newly recruited guards. When we saw the prisoners’ villages for the first time, all of us were very surprised and said to each other, “Hey, look, they must be the South Korean beggar villages that we used to watch on North Korean [...]

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News Update – February 1 2010

Posted in Civil Liberties, Health Issues, Politics, Refugees / Defectors on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

66 North Koreans Given Refugee Status in Canada: Canada granted 66 North Korean defectors refugee status in 2009, which is almost 10 times higher than in 2008, a report said Saturday. s N.Korea’s Weapons Exports ‘Down 90%’ Since UN Sanctions, which included the banning of all arms exports from the country since last year. However, the [...]

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DPRK currency reform update

Posted in Civil Liberties, Health Issues on January 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Overall food situation is severely worsening as prices soar in this year. Especially, the Rice price has soared more than tenfold of pre-currency revaluation price. According to Good Friends: Those who are immediately affected by the horrifying increase of rice price are the residents with dearth of food saved at home. Households without food [...]

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U.S. Envoy Calls North Korean Rights Record ‘Appalling’

Posted in Civil Liberties, Health Issues, Politics on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

U.S. Envoy Calls North Korean Rights Record ‘Appalling’ Human rights have been a flash point in already tense ties between rivals North Korea and the United States, but the issue has often been overshadowed by Washington’s attempts to prod Pyongyang back to sputtering nuclear disarmament talks. “It is one of the worst places in terms [...]

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