Posts Tagged With: human rights

Attorney Fights to Free Political Prisoners In North Korea

» by GI Korea January 31st, 2011 at 6:28 pm » Comments (3)

Via a reader tip comes this article about a young attorney who has committed herself to freeing political prisoners in North Korea: Lee Jee Hae, the current chief of planning for ...more »

Invitation to the North Korea Freedom Coalition Candlelight Vigil

» by GI Korea January 16th, 2011 at 9:22 pm » Comments (15)

Here is a message I received from the North Korea Freedom Coalition encouraging attendance to a candlelight vigil being organized that those living in the Washington, DC area may find ...more »

Picture of the Day: Robert Park Returns to Korea

» by GI Korea December 13th, 2010 at 1:20 pm » Comments (12)

Korean-American missionary Robert Park with photos of North Korean children suffering from famine prays during a press conference in front of the Chinese Cosulate in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. ...more »

LiNK Posts Latest Video Depicting Resettling of North Korean Refugee In the US

» by GI Korea October 13th, 2010 at 4:39 am » Comments (4)

Liberty in North Korea's (LiNK) fourth video showing their work resettling a North Korean refugee in the United States and their partnership with Ford Motor Company is posted on YouTube: For ...more »

LiNK Releases New Documentary About North Korean Defectors In China

» by GI Korea September 26th, 2010 at 6:33 pm » Comments (1)

Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) has just released a new documentary series about North Korean defectors trying to escape from China: It is an exciting time here at LiNK. We are ...more »

North Korea Reportedly Executes 3 South Koreans

» by GI Korea July 6th, 2010 at 6:16 am » Comments (3)

Here is more news from the North Korean human rights front: North Korea is known to have executed three female defectors with South Korean citizenship late last month after kidnapping ...more »

North Korean Tortured & Killed for Preaching Christianity

» by GI Korea July 6th, 2010 at 2:21 am » Comments (6)

I have always thought that Christianity is the biggest threat to the North Korean government because it directly challenges the regime's cult of personality based around the Kim family. Judging ...more »

So Where Is World Outrage at North Korean Human Rights Violations During the World Cup?

» by GI Korea June 23rd, 2010 at 5:31 pm » Comments (20)

I actually watched Invictus just yesterday, (good movie by the way) and then I read what I thought was a very insightful comment made by Robert Koehler over at the ...more »

Liberty in North Korea Looking for Nomad Program Volunteers

» by GI Korea May 27th, 2010 at 3:39 am » Comments (0)

For those interested in taken an active role with the North Korean human rights issue Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) is currently looking for volunteers to join their Nomad program: It's ...more »

North Korea Freedom Week Coming to Seoul – See Below for Schedule

» by GI Korea April 21st, 2010 at 4:47 pm » Comments (4)

For all of you currently residing in South Korea, I highly recommend checking out the upcoming weeklong series of events for North Korea Freedom Week, which for the first time is being held ...more »