The Associated Press sold their legitimacy, for an undisclosed amount, to gain access to the Pyongyang scoop, now they’re making headlines themselves.
Ssagaji Inkwon
~~싸가지 인권~~
살인 경례 Salute to a Murderer
육군사관학교에서 전두환에게 경의 표합니까? 비디오…
Recently, at Korea’s military academy, there was an event held which appears to honor Chun Doo-hwan, former “president” of Korea. This man achieved an astonishing record of human rights atrocities during his political career, including a bloody rise to power, the suppression of media and voices of opposition, and is credited with the Gwangju Massacre of 1980, which led to the deaths of hundreds of democracy activists. He is also infamous for his “3S Policy” which called for the distraction of citizens by Sex, Screen, and Sports.
The video here shows an aged dictator saluting, blowing out candles on a cake, and otherwise enjoying his time surrounded by other “나쁜” individuals representing a very bloody stain in Korea’s past.
길에서 On the Street
강남에 NAUH하고
In Gangam with NAUH.
Front: “I seriously had no clue…”
Back: “Are you aware? For sixteen years running, North Korea has brought up the rear in terms of economic freedom.
The United States of America ranks 8th,
South Korea 31st,
China 140th,
North Korea 179th.”
Staggering statistics on their own, but add to them that the young man wearing the signage came himself from North Korea, and is now standing in one of the ritziest sections of Seoul, and you might just feel a little dizzy.
그 충격적인 통계뿐만 아니라 포스터를 입은 사람이 북한에서 온 활동가입니다.
This activist’s name is Sung Ho. Here’s one of many video interviews he’s given in the past few years.
Never say “nothing”. 그렇게 말 하지말고.
| General Groups | How to Help | Website | Contact |
| Int’l Coalition to Stop… (ICNK) | intern, volunteer | stopnkcrimes.org | kekyoung@gmail.com |
| Citizens’ Alliance for NKHR | internships | eng.nkhumanrights.or.kr | nkhr@naver.com |
| NKnet | events, translating and more (see website) | en.nknet.org | webmaster@nknet.org |
| Helping Hands Korea/Catacombs | meetings about their work every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Samgakgi | helpinghandskorea.org | tapkorea@gmail.com |
| PSCORE | internship and tutoring programs | pscore.org/en | pscore@pscore.org |
| Free the NK Gulag | translating and editing | eng.nkgulag.org | nkgulag@gmail.com |
| Justice for North Korea (JFNK) | help with events and activities | www.justice4nk.org/en | rescuenorthkorea@gmail.com |
| Database Center for NKHR (NKDB) | editing reports | nkdb.org | nkdbi@hanmail.net |
| North Korea Peace | sending socks via balloons to North Korea | www.northkoreapeace.org | northkoreapeace@gmail.com |
| Teaching | |||
| Hana Center (near Daechi) | English tutoring on Saturdays for NK refugees | jordan.groh@gmail.com | |
| Great Vision School | andrearakushin@yahoo.com | ||
| Jahutah School | volunteer work including teaching English | unischool.org | 02-754-4647 |
| News Outlets | |||
| Daily NK (news) | internships involving writing/editing/translating | dailynk.com/english | solidarity@dailynk.com |
| Open Radio for North Korea | english.nkradio.org | opennk@naver.com | |
| Protesting China’s Treatment of Defectors | |||
| Demonstrations at Chinese Embassy | rally at the Seoul embassy daily at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. | justicenk@gmail.com (for JFNK) | |
| → Gyungbokgung Station, exit 2, walk straight 10 min. | |||
| SaveMyFriend | online petition | ||
| → http://www.change.org/petitions/save-north-korean-refugees-savemyfriend | |||
| Letter-writing campaign | writing to Chinese officials | ||
| → http://www.nkfreedom.org/Get-Involved/Urgent-Action-North-Korean-Refugees-in-Grave-Danger.aspx | |||
| Also | |||
| http://linkglobal.org/who-we-are/faq.html (see “Can I write a letter to a refugee in your shelter?”) | |||
| http://www.nkfreedom.org/Get-Involved/Ways-You-Can-Get-Involved.aspx (send a letter to be broadcast to NK, only for Americans (?)) | |||
우리는…뭐 되고 있어?
Please read this speech entitled “The Darkness of Heart” by Professor Ra Jong Yil. Unfortunately, I’ve been unable to recover a Korean version of the text.
Ssagaji Inkwon 