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Defying Government Ban, Activist Says He Sent Leaflets to North Korea
If his claim is confirmed, Park Sang-hak would be the first known person to violate a new law banning people from sending leaflets to North Korea.
April 30, 2021
In this April 15, 2011, file photo, Park Sang-hak, center, and South Korean conservative activists prepare to release balloons bearing leaflets at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. The balloons read “Overthrow Kim Jong Il’s dictatorship.”
Credit: AP Photo/Lee Jin-man
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Park Sang-hak, an activist promoting human rights in North Koreans and a former defector, said today that he had distributed leaflets to North Korea.
What to Do About North Korea
Posted : 2021-01-03 17:01 What to Do About North Korea
This title is not my own. It is the topic of presentation that Ri Jong-ho made during the Dec. 2, foreign policy webinar sponsored by the Defense Forum Foundation. Since the National Assembly passed a law that bans an anti-North Korea leafleting campaign on Dec. 14, this may be a good time to again ask what to do about North Korea.
The Defense Forum Foundation, which promotes democracy around the world, is led by Suzanne Scholte who is well-known as a leading advocate for freedom and human rights for the people of North Korea.