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Why Get Involved?An estimated 3 million North Koreans have perished under North Korea's brutal dictatorial regime since the mid-1990s. Families continue to starve to death as the North Korean government withholds food rations to entire regions of the nation. The government arbitrarily detains, tortures, and executes its citizens, including children, in a large network of concentration camps. Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans have fled to China to survive, however they live in fear of forced repatriation and imprisonment. Children whose parents have died or been separated from them wander the streets in search of food and protection. We must act now to bring relief!!
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RECENT NEWSJoin us for the screening of the movie
June 22, 2010, 7PM, The Falls Church (Nicholson Hall), 115 E. Fairfax Street, Falls Church, VA 22046 Download Flyer for the Screening
Winner of the 2009 Hollywood Discovery Award at the Hollywood Film Festival. Offical Entry for the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film. Based on true accounts by North Korean Defectors.
To RSVP online, go to crossingscreening.eventbrite.com or
Call 202-596-6547
For questions, contact Henry Song at henry@defenseforum.org
For movie trailer with English subtitles, click here More info about "Crossing" at www.crossingnk.com(English website) _________________________________________
북한자유주간 2010 4월25일 일요일 - 5월1일 토요일 대한민국 서울에서 최초로 개최
북한주민들의 자유 - 인권 - 존엄성을 위해
NORTH KOREA FREEDOM WEEK April 25 to May 1, 2010
NKFW 2010 Acknowledgements with links to articles and photos
For remarks, press release, prayer calendar and other info from the events, click here. _________________________________________
Balloons Launched into North Korea on Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday, Feb 16, 2010.
Former North Korean defectors along with activists launched balloons from Imjingak pavilion, near the demilitarised zone, carrying leaflets with excerpts from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, AM/FM/Shortwave radios, and North Korean money. The balloons read, "Overthrow Kim Jong-il's dictatorship", "End North Korea hereditary succession", "Set North Koreans free", "Stop military provocation" and "Fighters For Free North Korea".
(Below: Photo from Reuters)
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Check out www.nkeconwatch.com
Curtis Melvin, the creator of the North Korea Economy Watch blog, www.nkeconwatch.com, features news and analysis concerning North Korea. His North Korea Google Earth Project maps of North Korea are considered to be among the most authoritative, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Wired Magazine, and on CNN and Fox News. The maps accurately label locations of large grave sites, military training sites, historical landmarks, markets, small farms, construction projects, electricity grids, railroads, and much more.
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NKFC Releases Report, Dec 9
NKFC Report: "Universal Declaration of Human Rights and North Korea"
Taiwan Fdn For Democracy Ceremony, Dec 10
Free North Korea Radio Director KIM Seung Min will be presented the 2009 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award from the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy in Taipei, Taiwan. www.tfd.org.tw/english
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Read the Report of the International Protest to Save North Korean Refugees, Sept 24, 2009
Read Special Eye Witness Testimonies by North Koreans Resettled in the U.S.
Read NKFC's Letter & Recommendations delivered to Secretary Hillary Clinton & Letter to President Hu Jintao (pdf) ___________________________________________ Laura Ling's & Euna Lee's first public statement after their release from North Korea. The two journalists describe the events leading up to their capture by North Korean agents, and also thank the public for its support while they were imprisoned for 140 days.
___________________________________________ Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Feb 24, 2009 ___________________________________________ Read NKFC's letter to President Obama (02.12.2009, pdf) Read NKFC's letter to Secretary Clinton (02.02.2009, jpg) Read Suzanne Scholte's Op-Ed published in The Korea Times (01.20.2009, pdf) ___________________________________________ Read the Statements from the December 5 & 6 Protest Rally including the statement of Steve Kim who was imprisoned in China for 4 years for helping North Korean refugees & forced to produce Chinese products. View Photos of December 2008 Rally Here View photos of our April 26, 2008 International Protest held during North Korea Freedom Week ___________________________________________ READ FULL NEWS UPDATE HERE (Dec 4, 2008) Demonstrations to Save North Korean Refugees Fri, Sat Balloon Launches to North Korea Receive Major Press, Controversy Washington Post Article: Brawl Near Koreas' Border Radio Free NK Receives Reporters Without Borders Award ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ See photos of balloon launches by North Korean refugees & South Korean & U.S. activists (Oct 2008). Balloons held plastic leaflets with anti-Pyongyang & anti-Kim Jong-il propaganda, U.S. dollar bills & Chinese yuan notes. ___________________________________________ Read the North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 signed by President Bush on Oct 7, 2008 ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ See our letter to President Bush requesting that he wear the FREE NORTH KOREANS wristband at the Beijing Olympics (July 9, 2008, jpg). Read about the press conference on July 16, 2008 at the National Press Club: Persecuted Chinese Groups Unite to Call on President Bush to Raise Human Rights Cases in China. Sponsored by: Friends of Falun Gong, American Tibetan Alliance, China Aid Association, Uyghur American Association, North Korea Freedom Coalition, Open Doors USA See Senate letter (July 14, 2008, pdf) and House letter (April 28, 2008, pdf) to President Hu Jintao. ___________________________________________
Read Mrs. Young-hwa "Esther" Kim's June 2008 statement regarding Rev. Dong-shik Kim, an incredible rescuer of North Koreans. He was abducted from China in 2000 by North Korean agents and his fate is still unknown. ___________________________________________ The report for the 2007 International Protest Against China's Violent Treatment of North Korean Refugees is now available! 2007 PROTEST REPORT (PDF, 785KB). Our 2007 NKFC FACT SHEET is still available for download. ___________________________________________ Foxnews.com reported (11/27/07): "150,000 Witness North Korea Execution of Factory Boss Whose Crime Was Making International Phone Calls ___________________________________________ Thank you to all who participated in North Korea Freedom Week 2007!! See President George Bush's statement on North Korea Freedom Week 2007.
See the Friday, April 27 Capitol Hill Lunch Forum hosted by the Defense Forum Foundation, "Promoting Freedom and Human Rights for North Korea" at CSPAN.org or click on the link. See New Tang Dynasty Television's coverage of the April 28, 2007 protest rally at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. _________________________________________ "North Korea's Cruelty", Washington Post Op-Ed by Kay Seok, a North Korea researcher for Human Rights Watch (HRW). HRW Report on North Korea's Harsher Policies Against Border Crossers _________________________________________ Read NKFC's Letter to President Bush (Feb 28, 2007) _________________________________________ Statements and photographs from the INTERNATIONAL PROTEST held on December 2, 2006 in 15 countries to take a stand against China's violent actions towards North Korean refugees available now. Reports & Photographs from the protest. __________________________________________ European Parliament adopts resolution on June 14, 2006 addressing human rights for North Koreans. _____________________________________________ Read about the book Escape From North Korea: A Desperate Quest for Food, Love and Life. It chronicles through the lives of Pil Soo Kim and his family as they attempt to escape the brutal North Korean regime. ____________________________________________ Six North Korean Refugees Granted Refugee Status in the U.S.! This is the first group to obtain refugee status under the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004. They safely entered the U.S on May 5 from an undisclosed Southeast Asian nation. Details at the APS website. _______________________________________________ Access House International Relations' documents including the April 27 hearing statements, recent USAID report, and the North Korea Human Rights Act. Click here. Access transcripts & findings from the April 25 Senate hearing on "North Korea: Illicit Activity Funding the Regime." Click here. _______________________________________________ U.S. Gravely Concerned by China’s Forced Repatriation of Kim Chun-hee. The U.S. is “gravely concerned” about the well-being of Ms. Kim Chun-hee, a North Korean defector, who was forcibly repatriated to North Korea from China. She was arrested in Dec. 2005 after attempting to seek asylum in two South Korean schools in China. The U.S. urges China to stop returning North Korean asylum seekers without allowing UNHCR access to these potential refugees. Read more.
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Read letter sent by Congressmen to Secretary Rice on Feb 21, 2006 urging quick action to fund & implement the North Korea Human Rights Act (PDF). Click here. ______________________________________________ US Commission on International Religious Freedom issued its new study in Nov. 2005, "Thank you, Father Kim Il Sung": Eyewitness Accounts of Severe Violations of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion in North Korea. Full Report (PDF 1.7MB) or |
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ACTION ITEMS- Action Items Needing Your Assistance - To become a Private or Public Member or Friend of NKFC, please complete the Membership Form. - To receive general news updates via email, contact nkfcadmin1@gmail.com UPCOMING EVENTS-June 25-26: Korean American Coalition Plans National Topple Hunger in North Korea (THINK) Conference in Los Angeles: Under the tremendous leadership of Grace Kim the KAC is hosting this powerful conference to garner support and educate the general public about the dire situation of the North Korean people. More info at www.kacla.org -July 12-14: Korean Church Coalition Plans Major Events in Washington, D.C. The Korean American Church Coalition for North Korea Freedom is planning a major Capitol Hill rally, prayer vigil, press conference, visits to Members to Congress to be a "voice for the voiceless people" of North Korea. More info at www.kccnk.org/letmypeoplego2008 -Save North Korean Refugees Day Slated for Sept 24: Please mark Sept 24 on your calendar for the 2nd annual Save North Korean Refugees Day which will be sponsored by the North Korea Freedom Coalition to focus attention on the violence against the North Korean people by the policies of the People's Republic of China. Sept 24 is the anniversary of the day in which China became a signatory to the Refugee Convention and Protocol, an agreement it continues to violate by its brutal repatriation of North Korean refugees. This day will include exciting events and focus on the remarkably brave North Korean Americans who endured so much to make it to America. Past North Korea Freedom Week Events
Photographs & statements from our annual North Korea Freedom Week events & protest rallies HERE.
Pictured above is our first North Korea Freedom Day, April 28, 2004.
From former National Security Advisor Richard Allen: "This is a magnificent and important week -- never before has such concentrated fire on this issue been collected and aimed properly...I have been deeply interested in Korean matters, north and south, for almost 40 years, and have yet to see something like this." |
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