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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 NewsNORTH KOREA FREEDOM WEEK April 26th -May 2nd, 2009, Washington, D.C. With a new U.S. President and administration as well as many new Members of Congress, with the uncertainty and speculation about North Korea's current "Dear Leader", and with governments continually sidelining human rights concerns to try to resolve the nuclear issue, this year's North Korea Freedom Week is more critical than ever before as we raise our voices to advocate for a people more isolated and arguably more persecuted than any in the world today. Join us as we take a stand with 30 visiting North Korean defectors in promoting freedom, human rights, and dignity of the North Korean people! FULL EVENTS SCHEDULE & FLYERS HERE
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___________________________________________ North Korea Human Rights Week at American University, Washington, D.C. on April 20, 21, 22. Includes screening of the documentary On The Border, Presentation by Peter M. Beck, and Presentation by Mike Kim, Author of Escaping North Korea. ___________________________________________ The 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival brings the best of world cinema to the Bay Area, with many films focusing on human rights including KIMJONGILIA, a devastating indictment of one of the world's most elusive dictators. The film screens on May 3 at 3:30pm and May 6 at 3:15pm at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas, and May 4 at 6:30pm at the Pacific Film Archive. For tickets and info, visit www.sffs.org or call 925.866.9559. ___________________________________________ Two American Journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were arrested by North Korean authorities on March 17 & are being indicted for "illegal entry" into North Korea and carrying out "hostile" activities. ___________________________________________ 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) ___________________________________________
BASED ON TRUE ACCOUNTS BY NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS For movie trailer with English subtitles, click here More info about "Crossing" at www.crossingnk.com (English website) or www.crossing2008.co.kr (Korean website). FLYER from the January 31 screening ___________________________________________ 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. ___________________________________________ THANK YOU TO ALL WHO JOINED US FOR NORTH KOREA FREEDOM WEEK (APRIL 26-MAY 3, 2008)!
___________________________________________ 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. ______________________________________________
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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Events CalendarPhotographs & 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." Opportunities & ActionTo become a Private or Public Member or Friend of NKFC, please complete the MEMBERSHIP FORM.
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