23rd Annual North Korea Freedom Week
April 26th – May 2nd, 2026, Washington, D.C.

“TRUTH will set them FREE and
NORTH KOREANS are Leading the Way!”

Dear Friends: 

I am pleased to share the report of our 23^rd annual North Korea Freedom Week acknowledging the many people who made the week a huge success and highlighting the meetings and events that occurred during the week. This report was prepared for you by Johnny Park of the Defense Forum Foundation and Grayson Jang of Free North Korea Radio who served as translators and assistants to the delegation. This was the first North Korea Freedom Week held since we lost our longtime partner and colleague, Seong Min Kim, who established this event with us in 2004. While Ji Young Kim felt she had huge shoes to fill as the delegation chair, she did an outstanding job. Although the delegation consisted of 11 North Korean escapees of different ages, from different hometowns, from different levels of society, who had escaped over a 30-year time span, they all spoke with one voice. They affirmed that the information campaign to North Korea is the most important work that can be done to peacefully end the horrific Kim family regime. The younger and older generation of North Korean defectors worked together beautifully and supported one another. The only disagreement was with food choices as the older delegates always wanted Korean, while the younger delegates wanted to try different cuisines! We hope you will enjoy this day-by-day report as we express our deep gratitude to the many people mentioned in these pages who made North Korea Freedom Week such a huge success. “TRUTH will set them FREE and NORTH KOREANS are Leading the Way.” Let us continue to partner with and support the work of the North Korean defectors! 

Acta Non Verba,

Suzanne Scholte, Chair
North Korea Freedom Week 2026 

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Table of Contents

• NKFW Delegation, Hosts, and Partners
  • North Korea Freedom Week 2026 North Korean Defector Delegation
  • North Korea Freedom Coalition Hosts and Partners
  • Special Thanks to Those Who Hosted Events and Meetings for Our Delegation
  • 2026 North Korea Freedom Week Media Announcement
• Friday, April 24
• Saturday, April 25
  • North Korea Freedom Coalition Welcome Dinner
• Sunday, April 26
  • NKFW Opening Church Service at Pilgrim Community Church
  • The Korean War Memorial Wreath-Laying Ceremony
• Monday, April 27
  • Meeting with Commissioner Stephen Schneck of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
  • Private Dinner
• Tuesday, April 28
  • Esther Prayer Vigil
  • Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Congressional Hearing
  • Meeting with Ambassador Julie Turner and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Wilezol
  • Online Prayer Service for Day of Prayer and Fasting
• Wednesday, April 29
  • Capitol Hill Forum: U.S. Policy for a Free & Unified Korea
  • Congressional Roundtable
  • Private Dinner
• Thursday, April 30
  • Victims of Communism Museum Special Tour and Meeting with President of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation Dr. Eric Patterson
  • Senate Staff Roundtable
• Friday, May 1
  • DFF Congressional Defense and Foreign Policy Forum: TRUTH will set them FREE—Meet the NORTH KOREANS Leading the Way
  • Private Dinner
• Saturday, May 2
• Sunday, May 3
  • Farewell Dinner
• Quotes from Delegation’s Testimonies from the Congressional Hearing
• Quotes from Delegation’s Presentations from the DFF Forum
• Responses from the 2026 NKFW Delegation to Their Visit

March 8 – March 12, 2026
New York City/Washington DC

ENVISIONING NORTH KOREA’S FUTURE:
WOMEN LEADING THE WAY
“When love meets the value of freedom, it becomes an unstoppable courage.”

Dear Friends:

We are pleased to share this Acknowledgements Report prepared by Anna Yang, Johnny Park and our North Korea Freedom Coalition Members to recognize the folks who made the visit of the delegation for Envisioning North Korea’s Future: Women Leading the Way such a tremendous success. The delegation did an outstanding job! We had the best turnout that we have ever had at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women panel event with 85 attendees and standing room only. On Capitol Hill, we also had great participation at our Congressional Forum. Included among the participants on Capitol Hill was Marine Corp veteran, Rudy Meekins, a four-time purple heart recipient who was one of the “Chosin Few.” We were able to point out at the Forum that it was because of Meekins and his fellow marines who fought at the battle of the Chosin Reservoir that our North Koreans had a place to flee for freedom. When we were brainstorming the panel’s theme this year, Syndey Kochan of the Jubilee Campaign who helps guide our UNCSW participation, suggested we have a positive theme this year to give a vision for North Korea’s future. To mark the 10th anniversary of our participation at the UNCSW, Jason West suggested inviting women who had published their stories of life in North Korea. Thus, the theme became focused on what North Korean women achieved during the Arduous March and what that could mean for North Korea’s future when North Korea becomes free and featured two women authors.

Our witnesses included Oh Hye Seon, author of “The Pyongyang Lady from London,” and Jung Ah, author of “The Journey to South Korea.” Free North Korea Defector President Kim Ji Young, once again chaired the delegation and released a survey that FNKR had recently conducted of North Koreans who had escaped recently since the COVID pandemic. In addition to the two main public events, many private meetings were held as described in this report. A highlight for me was the Staten Island Ferry which was made possible by JoonKi Hong who came to help us that week. Joonki, a first year law student, found a way to fulfill Jung Ah’s request: “I want to see the Statue of Liberty, the symbol of freedom.” JoonKi came up with a plan to make that possible during our too brief stay in New York City: the Staten Island, which is also free! Sharing their personal stories our brave North Korean escapees revealed the role the marginalized women of North Korea played in saving the population from starvation by creating the Jangmadang (North Korea’s market system). They also eloquently described the power that information had in understanding the values of freedom and human rights and their own worth as women.

Through the FNKR survey, Kim Ji-Young showed that outside information provides hope to the people of North Korea and positively changes the perceptions North Koreans have of the outside world, undermining the Kim regime’s mind control. With the survey, Kim Ji-Young was able to tie in the fact that a lot of North Koreans who are adults today grew up during the Arduous March and as a result personally saw how their mothers saved their families by becoming entrepreneurs and creating the Jangmadang. Through their visit, it became very clear that outside information continues to play a critical role in transforming North Korean society. Finally, it was divine providence that on the morning of their departure, the person behind the counter at the Korean Air ticketing desk was the reporter who had interviewed them right after the Capitol Hill forum. This was so amazing because Jung Ah was traveling on an emergency temporary passport because the day before she had lost hers, and we had to get one turned around within hours from the Korean Consulate. What a blessing that the ticketing agent knew exactly who they were and got them ticketed and on their way home. Thank you to all the folks listed in this report who made this visit such a great success.

Suzanne Scholte
Chair, North Korea Freedom Coalition

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Organized by the North Korea Freedom Coalition Activists Worldwide Call on Xi Jinping: Stop Repatriating North Koreans

Dear Friends:

Despite the ongoing hostile response from Communist China whose officials refuse to change their illegal and inhumane repatriation policy, YOU would not be silenced and once again took the time to stand up for the North Korean refugees in China. This year, activists representing 23 countries and 40 cities joined Save North Korean Refugees Day to deliver a clear message to Xi Jinping: Stop repatriating North Koreans! Even though the CCP hires additional security and often refuses to accept our appeals, these diplomat posts must report back to Beijing, so the CCP will know that people around the world will not be silent and will continue to raise their voices and concerns for the North Korean people.  

Here in Washington, D.C., Kenji Sawai, Johnny Park, and I went to the Chinese Embassy to hand-deliver our appeal. After I rang the intercom, an embassy staff member came outside but refused to accept our letter or even let us leave it at the gate. So, we took a photograph and sent it by certified mail! Our friends in Los Angeles also tried to deliver their signed appeal, but the Consulate refused to receive it. In London, our friends at Christian Solidarity Worldwide faced hostility when delivering theirs.

But an embassy’s refusal to accept a letter does not change what is happening to these refugees. Children, women, and men who fled North Korea remain in danger of being sent back to face imprisonment, torture, and even execution. We must keep calling attention to China’s responsibility for their suffering and call for China to abide by its international treaty obligations and allow safe passage.

In Seoul, North Korean defectors gathered to appeal for those still in danger, and a survivor of forced repatriation shared her own testimony. These are people who know personally the terror of being sent back. How grateful I am that they continue to speak out for others, and that friends around the world are standing with them.

To everyone who delivered an appeal, gathered signatures, organized a demonstration, prayed, or brought others into this effort: thank you! Please never doubt the importance of standing up for those who cannot speak freely for themselves. The following report recognizes the wonderful individuals and organizations who made this year’s Save North Korean Refugees Day possible. We stop for a moment to thank them, but our advocacy must continue until these refugees can reach safety and freedom.

Acta Non Verba,

Suzanne Scholte

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Country Reports

Countries and cities where North Korea Freedom Coalition members sent letters for Save North Korean Refugees Day

Austria: Genocide Watch

Genocide Watch joined us this year and delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Vienna.

Canada: Kyung B. Lee

Kyung B. Lee hand-delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Ottawa and the PRC Consulate General in Toronto.

Colombia: Pastor Eduardo Ruiz, Pastor Fabio Sarria Garces, and Pastor Omar Boucha

Three colleagues of Bro. Adalberto Santiago in Colombia, Pastor Eduardo Ruiz, Pastor Fabio Sarria Garces, and Pastor Omar Boucha delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Bogota.  

Costa Rica: Bro. Adalberto Santiago

Brother Adalberto Santiago helped us deliver the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in San Jose.  

Guatemala (Guatemala City) was also represented by Bro. Adalberto Santiago. The PRC Embassy in Costa Rica handles Guatemala-related issues.  

Cuba: Bro. Adalberto Santiago

Bro. Adalberto Santiago helped us deliver the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Havana. Bro. Santiago commented: “I am very grateful to the North Korea Freedom Coalition and to the Defense Forum Foundation for this wonderful opportunity to stand with North Korean refugees for their Human Rights and Religious Freedoms!” 

Dominican Republic: Bro. Adalberto Santiago  

Bro. Adalberto Santiago delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Santo Domingo.   

Ecuador: Bro. Adalberto Santiago

Bro. Adalberto Santiago helped us deliver the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Quito on behalf of the North Korean refugees in China. 

Finland: Mikko Heikkonen

Mikko Heikkonen joined us once again to hand-deliver the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Helsinki.  

France: Genocide Watch

Genocide Watch Representative in France delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Paris.  

Japan: Kato Hiroshi of Life and Funds for North Korea Refugees

Kato Hiroshi delivered the NKFC appeal on behalf of the Life Funds for North Korena refugees to the PRC Embassy in Tokyo and the PRC Consulate Generals in Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Niigata, Osaka, Sapporo, and Nagoya. Kato commented: “The international society should never cease raising our voices for the human rights of North Korean defectors as they attempt to reach new safe environments where they will not be subject to constant danger.” 

Kenya: Bro. Adalberto Santiago

Bro. Adalberto Santiago helped us get in touch with his colleague in Kenya, and his colleague delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Nairobi.  

Mali: Bro. Adalberto Santiago

Bro. Adalberto Santiago helped us get in touch with his colleague in Mali, and his colleague delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Bamako.  

Mexico: Bro. Adalberto Santiago

Bro. Adalberto Santiago helped us get in touch with his colleague in Mexico, so the PRC Embassy in Mexico City and Consulate General in Tijuana can receive the NKFC appeal.

Pakistan: Bro. Adalberto Santiago

Bro. Adalberto Santiago helped us get connected with his colleague in Pakistan. His colleague joined us this year from Pakistan to deliver the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Islamabad and the PRC Consulate Generals in Karachi and Lahore. 

Poland: Genocide Watch

Genocide Watch Representative in Poland delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Warsaw.  

Portugal: Bro. Adalberto Santiago

Bro. Adalberto Santiago’s colleague in Portugal delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Lisbon on behalf of the suffering North Korean refugees in China.

South Africa: G.A.

G.A. joined us from South Africa with his colleagues to hand-deliver the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Pretoria and electronically submitted the appeal to the PRC Consulate Generals in Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg. G.A. commented: “Our colleagues went to the Embassy of PRC today. As it is the case, they were not allowed on the premises. The security guys at the PRC mentioned to them that he recalled their faces as they were at the same Embassy on 24/09 last year. The security officer jokingly said, ‘you know the rules, right? You are not taking photos on the premises. Just go do your thing and put the envelope in that box on my lefthand side’.”  

South Korea: North Korean Defector Groups

North Korean defectors, including Kim Ji-Young and Hu Kwang-Il, organized a rally in front of the PRC Embassy and hand-delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Seoul. On September 24, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, they held a Save North Korean Refugees Day press conference in front of the Central Post Office located right across from the Chinese Embassy in Seoul. Around 30 North Korean defectors representing five organizations — the Committee for the Democratization of North Korea, Free North Korea Radio, Korea Freedom Union, the Association of Victims of Forced Repatriation of North Korean Defectors, and the Association of North Korean Defector Small Business Owners — took part in the event. Kim Ji-Young delivered a letter of appeal to the Chinese government on behalf of the victims of forced repatriation and those currently detained in China. Hu Kwang-Il of the Committee for the Democratization of North Korea urged the Chinese government to abide by international agreements. Representative Ji Hannah of the Association of Victims of Forced Repatriation shared her personal testimony about her experience of forced repatriation. Afterward, Kim Ji-Young, Hu Kwang-Il, Ji Hannah, and Bae Kwang-Min, walked over to the PRC Embassy placed the letter of appeal in the mailbox. 

Spain: Missionary Marta and Genocide Watch

Bro. Adalberto Santiago’s colleague Missionary Marta in Spain sent the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Madrid. Also, Genocide Watch Representative in Spain hand-delivered the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Madrid.  

The Netherlands: Genocide Watch  

Genocide Watch Representative in the Netherlands ensured that the PRC Embassy in The Hague received the NKFC appeal. 

The United Kingdom: Christian Solidarity Worldwide 

Christian Solidarity Worldwide submitted the  NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in London to ensure that the PRC knows the people of the United Kingdom care about the North Korean refugees in China. A Representative of Christian Solidarity Worldwide commented, “It was our pleasure to take part again this year. My colleague made the delivery of the letter in person. However she was unable to get images or video as she was by herself and they were quite hostile at the Embassy. The letter submitted to them was the one that you circulated over email. It was an honor to stand with North Korean refugees and call attention to China’s appalling policy of sending North Korean refugees back to one of the world’s most repressive regimes, where they risk abuse, torture and execution. We continue to call for China to allow North Korean refugees safe passage to South Korea or a third country where they can be safe.” 

 

The United States of America

Chicago: Sally Jo and her friends represented Chicago and delivered the NKFC appeal with “Prayer and Worship.” Sally Jo commented, “Sally Jo along with her friend Jean from Michigan met their ‘neighbor’ from Wisconsin, Tori, to deliver their letter to the Chinese Embassy in Chicago. They delivered it with Prayer and Worship. While they did this, one Chinese consulate representative came outside. Sally Jo went over to shake his hand and explained that they were requesting the Chinese Government stop repatriating North Korean Refugees back to North Korea. A security guard stood close by. After this brief encounter the trio went to the other side of the building and put their hands on the brick building praying “Korean style” asking for Lord Jesus’ intervention. All three ladies felt the power of Holy Spirit. Soon the security guard was there to ask them to move along. They took the opportunity to explain to him the seriousness of the situation in China. He told us the Chinese consulate representative told him it was all ‘fake’ news. We feel we hit a nerve.” 

Los Angeles: Richard Kim and Rand Millar represented Los Angeles and organized a prayer gathering. Rand Millar shared with us that although they attempted to hand-deliver the NKFC appeal to the PRC Consulate General, the staff refused to accept the appeal. Richard Kim commented, “We participated in the Save North Korean Refugees Day event in L.A. It was a meaningful gathering. Standing for an hour under the hot sun of L.A., we prayed against the Chinese government’s forced repatriation of North Korean defectors. We tried to deliver a letter to President Xi signed by all participants, but we couldn’t because the Consulate didn’t receive it.”  Also, Rand Millar commented, “Our prayer and praise worship across the street from the PRC L.A. Consulate yesterday was beautiful. We were more than twice as many as last year, and we occupied all of the limited public space available. We had lots of petition signatures and as usual attempted to deliver it at the Consulate gate.” 

New York: Jacqui Pak, James Park, Orson Maazel, and Michelle Kim of PSALT participated in this year’s Save North Korean Refugees Day in New York City. Michelle and her team shared about the SNKRD on their Facebook page, in addition to posting to the PRC. Also, Orson used social media to leave comments on several of the PRC posts, such as Facebook and X. Orson’s comments on Facebook and X included the contents of the appeal and the following message: “I will avoid buying products made in China until China stops repatriating North Korean refugees. Forty-three years ago today, China signed the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. NK refugees aren’t a burden for China since they can be resettled in South Korea.” 

San Francisco: Bro. Adalberto Santiago represented San Francisco and submitted the NKFC appeal to the PRC Consulate General in San Francisco.

Washington DC: 

Kenji Sawai, Johnny Park, and Suzanne Scholte attempted to hand-deliver the NKFC appeal to the PRC Embassy in Washington DC but the Embassy staff refused to receive it, so we snapped a photo and delivered it by certified mail. Kenji commented, “The current international situation is deteriorating, and South Korea is facing a form of hybrid warfare. In response to this crisis, patriotic freedom fighters have come together to attend many activities in DC the ‘South Korea Freedom Coalition.’ So, only Dr. Suzanne Scholte, Johnny, and I gathered to post the letter in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. After Suzanne rang the intercom, a Chinese staff member came out. Using a translation app on his smartphone, he told us he could not accept the letter we had brought for the Embassy. He spoke into his phone in Chinese and told us the translated message, possibly pretending he could not speak English. If he is a diplomat, it would have been appropriate—and respectful—to communicate in English, especially while stationed in the United States. Between us stood iron bars. His demeanor was closed off, and he refused even to let us leave the letter on the bars. These iron bars symbolize how the North Korean regime blocks all outside information. We must act urgently to save North Korean defectors in China and prevent their forced repatriation to North Korea. Through civil action and diplomatic efforts, we must raise our voices and urge China to honor its obligations under the Refugee Convention and protect those fleeing brutal human rights abuses.”

Join us next week for a series of events featuring an esteemed panel of individuals who have helped rescue thousands of North Koreans will describe the conditions in North Korea that lead people to want to escape their homeland, the “underground railroad” they helped develop, and the current situation facing North Koreans in China today since the borders’ reopening. Among the panelists will be one of the rescuers featured in the award winning documentary Beyond Utopia as well as a mother who risked her own life to personally rescue her two sons.

About the Speakers

Pastor Seungeum KIM of Caleb Mission, South Korean Pastor, featured in the award-winning documentary BEYOND UTOPIA, has rescued over one thousand North Koreans since 2000 when he first established his network; Jiah PARK, a North Korean escapee, described as the “Harriet Tubman of North Korea” helped set up the first most successful underground railroad of North Korean escapees, Chinese citizens, and South Koreans which over two decades successfully led to the rescue of approximately seven thousand North Korean refugees; LEE Kyung-sun, a North Korean escapee, currently heads Unification Hope Mission which has successfully rescued over fifteen hundred North Korean refugees and is also helping support trafficked North Korean women and their children in China; and Hannah JI, a North Korean escapee, survivor of Chinese and North Korean detention centers and North Korea’s political prison camps personally rescued her two sons just before the border closure despite repeated warnings against her taking the risk.

Topics They Will Address During Their Presentations: 1) the conditions in North Korea that lead people to want to escape their homeland, 2) the conditions in China facing North Koreans, 3) the “underground railroad”, 4) the current situation facing North Koreans in China today since the borders’ reopening, and 5) their recommendations for solving this crisis

Public Events

Tuesday, March 18 – Washington DC

12:30-2:30pm	DFF Congressional Defense and Foreign Policy Lunch Forum 2044 Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.  RSVP required by COB Monday to rsvp (at) defenseforumfoundation.org Lunch buffet provided: (acceptances only)
Doors Open at 6:30pm Meeting at 7:00pm Dinner at 7:30pm	North Korea Freedom Coalition Welcome Dinner Online and in-person at Sorak Garden, 4308 Backlick Rd, Annandale, VA RSVP required by COB Monday by clicking here. $30.00 Dinner Paid in Advance or at the Door. No charge for online attendees.

Thursday, March 20 – New York

6:30-8:00pm

UN CSW Parallel Event Church Center of the United Nations (CCUN) 777 UN Plaza, 2nd Floor, New York, NY RSVP required by clicking here.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Action in 18 Countries, 42 Cities Worldwide:
Xi Jinping: Stop Killing North Koreans!

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Washington, DC Area Media please note:

• Prayer Vigil at the Lincoln Memorial: 11 am
• Demonstration and Appeal Delivery: 1:15-2 pm at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China 3505 International Place, NW, Washington, DC
• Congressional-Executive Commission on China Roundtable Briefing 3:30-5 pm visit cecc.gov

WASHINGTON D.C. —Tuesday, September 24, Save North Korean Refugees Day, the North Korea Freedom Coalition will join with activists and non-governmental organizations in 18 countries  to deliver appeals to Chinese embassies and consulates in 42 cities that call for President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China to end his inhumane and illegal repatriation of North Korean refugees back to North Korea where they face certain torture, imprisonment and even execution.

Tuesday is the 42nd anniversary of the People’s Republic of China becoming a signatory to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, the very agreement China is violating when it forces children, women and men against their will back to North Korea. Because of the horrific findings of what the refugees face when repatriated that were well documented in 2014 by the UN Commission of Inquiry’s Report on North Korea, China is also clearly violating another treaty: the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment which it signed in 1988.

The refugees were fleeing persecution in their homeland, trying to reach freedom in South Korea where North Koreans are openly welcomed by President Yoon Suk Yeol. President Yoon has appealed strongly to China to allow the refugees safe passage as they are citizens of South Korea under the Republic of Korea’s constitution. South Korea has already successfully resettled well over 34,000 refugees.

This coordinated action, Save North Korean Refugees Day, is organized by the North Korea Freedom Coalition each year to show China that the international community is aware of their heinous actions and so that these refugees know that the world is aware of their plight.

According to Jang Sei-ul, a North Korean defector who is leading the demonstration in Seoul, “two North Korean women aged 39 and 42 years were tried on August 30, 2024 and then executed, while nine others were sent to slow deaths in a political prison camp with a life sentence.” Among the “crimes” the two women committed were helping 41 North Korean women get to South Korea. Hundreds of others who were repatriated have been sent to political prison camps, while another group is currently in extreme danger of repatriation. 

“This year in addition to these protests worldwide against Xi’s repatriations and his aiding and abetting Kim Jong Un’s crimes against humanity, we are also delivering a letter of heartfelt thanks to President Yoon Suk yeol for his efforts to try to save the lives of these Korean refugees,” said Suzanne Scholte, Chair of the North Korea Freedom Coalition.

Pastor Star Lee of the Esther Prayer Movement, who is leading efforts in Washington, D.C., pledged, “South Korea, the United States, and the world will unite to protect North Korean refugees until the end.”

Letters of Appeal are planned in the following countries and cities which may also include protests, prayer vigils and other activities to raise awareness of this issue:

• Australia (Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney) 
• Canada (Ottawa, Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver) 
• Colombia (Bogota)
• Cuba (Havana) 
• Timor-Leste (Dili)
• Fiji (Suva)
• Finland (Helsinki)
• France (Paris)
• India (New Delhi)
• Japan (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Nagoya, Niigata, Osaka, and Sapporo)
• Malawi (Lilongwe)
• Mexico (Mexico City and Tijuana)
• Micronesia (Palikir)
• New Zealand (Wellington, Auckland, and Christchurch)
• Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby)
• Republic of Korea (Seoul)
• Solomon Islands (Honiara)
• South Africa (Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg)
• United States (Chicago, Los Angeles, Sacramento, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, DC)
• United Kingdom (London, Belfast, Edinburgh, and Manchester)

In Washington, D.C., NKFC members will hold a prayer vigil at the Lincoln Memorial at 11 am hosted by the Esther Prayer Movement and then proceed to the Chinese Embassy to deliver an appeal to Xi and host a demonstration from 1:15-2 pm. They will then deliver a letter of thanks to President Yoon Suk Yeol before participating in a Congressional Executive Commission on China briefing on Capitol Hill on the current North Korea refugee crisis from 3:30-5 pm.

For further information contact, Suzanne Scholte (English) or Johnny Park (Korean).

Suzanne Scholte
Seoul Peace Prize Laureate
President, Defense Forum Foundation
Chair, North Korea Freedom Coalition

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July 7 to 13, 2024
Washington DC

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Each year, the International Day of Prayer and Fasting for North Korea’s Freedom falls on April 28, the anniversary of the first-ever North Korea Freedom Day hosted in 2004. We will host the Opening Ceremony and International Prayer Service on the evening on April 28 in the United States, which is the morning of April 29 on the Korean Peninsula. While everyone is invited to pray for North Korea on April 28, wherever they are, this event will feature prayers by North Korean Pastors and other international leaders.

매년 4월 28일은 2004년 제1회 북한자유의 날을 기념하는 북한의 자유를 위한 국제기도와 금식의 날입니다. 미국 시각으로 4월 28일 저녁, 한국 시각으로 4월 29일 아침에 개막식과 전세계에서 함께 드리는 기도와 예배가 진행됩니다. 북한을 위한 기도와 금식이 전세계에서 진행되는 동안, 본 행사에서는 탈북민 목회자들과 국제적 리더들이 기도를 인도할 예정입니다.