Some background on why Kenneth Bae was detained and what he can expect now that he’s been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. This is a developing story and tensions are high on both sides…
Tag: north korea
North Korean courts recently found Kenneth Bae guilt of acts against North Korea and have sentenced him to 15 years hard labor. Kenneth Bae is an American citizen.
So today I found out that this exists – an entire subreddit for the distribution of pro-North Korean news.
North Korean defectors who have successfully made it to South Korea through a system of secret trips and passages must go through a 3-month resettlement class at the Hanawon Resettlement Center. Here, North Koreans will be briefed on common etiquette, laws, safety guidelines, as well as interrogated to make sure they are not North Korean [...]
VICE is on the roll here. This extended clip from their HBO series follows a South Korean pastor from Cheonan as he and members of his congregation act swiftly to bring North Korean defectors to safety through a series of human-trafficking rings from China, Thailand, and then to Laos. It’s a complicated and delicate process, [...]
This doesn’t seem right at all given their geographic conditions.
