» by GI Korea March 15th, 2010 at 10:20 pm » Comments (0)

Last month Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) came very close to winning the $250,000 contest sponsored by Pepsi. This month they are trying again to win the Pepsi sponsorship.  This ...more »

» by GI Korea March 5th, 2010 at 9:10 pm » Comments (1)

This looks like it may be interesting read though the information provided by the defector is a bit dated: A North Korean colonel who spent two decades going on European shopping ...more »

» by GI Korea March 3rd, 2010 at 8:02 am » Comments (4)

This is still something that is relatively rare considering the amount of North Koreans that serve along the border: A North Korean soldier defected to the South across the heavily ...more »

» by GI Korea February 26th, 2010 at 9:09 am » Comments (0)

I have posted before on this, but I just want to remind everyone that 28 February is the last day to vote for LiNK to be awarded $250,000 from Pepsi ...more »

» by GI Korea February 15th, 2010 at 4:36 pm » Comments (10)

For those interested in the promoting of North Korean human rights, Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) is competing for a $250,000 grant from Pepsi to aid the re-settling of North ...more »

» by GI Korea January 7th, 2010 at 8:00 pm » Comments (4)

The exodus from North Korea continued in 2009 despite efforts on both sides of the border to stop it: The number of North Koreans who fled to South Korea in 2009 ...more »

» by GI Korea December 27th, 2009 at 5:57 am » Comments (12)

Hey Bill, I wouldn't quite get your bags packed again yet: A U.S. human rights activist trying to raise global attention about the suffering of the North Korean people has ...more »

» by GI Korea December 23rd, 2009 at 9:40 am » Comments (6)

Joshua over at One Free Korea has an interesting thought in response to this recent announcement from the ROK military: The South Korean military said Monday it has removed some 1,300 ...more »

» by GI Korea December 15th, 2009 at 6:50 am » Comments (9)

Here is a good story about a North Korean defector getting accepting into Seoul National University: A talented young former North Korean, whose dream for a university education was crushed as ...more »

» by GI Korea October 28th, 2009 at 10:25 am » Comments (0)

Take this for what it is worth: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's son and rumored heir apparent on Sept. 9 visited the Ninth North Korean Army Corps in Chongjin, North Hamgyong ...more »

» by GI Korea October 6th, 2009 at 4:31 pm » Comments (5)

No surprise here: All 11 North Koreans who arrived in South Korea by boat on Thursday reportedly fled dire poverty at home. "In a joint government investigation, all 11 North Koreans testified ...more »

» by GI Korea October 3rd, 2009 at 6:40 am » Comments (4)

It appears the East Sea Sea of Japan the Sea that Cannot Be Named is becoming a more popular route to defect from North Korea from: A South Korean government source ...more »