DESPITE a concerted international effort since the start of the year to soothe heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula, the South Korean government is bracing for a different type of aggravation from Pyongyang: terrorism, perhaps.(The Economist)
North Korean Regime Intensifies ‘Reign of Terror’ (Chosun Ilbo) The North Korean regime appears to have started a new reign of terror to consolidate the succession of leader Kim Jong-il’s son Jong-un. The South Korean government and a North Korean source on Wednesday said public executions more than tripled last year. And increasing numbers of …
(Reuters) – A North Korean has walked across the heavily mined border into South Korea, but few of his fellow citizens will hear of the rare defection will amid choreographed celebrations for “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il’s birthday……..
Koreas hold first military talks since island attack—Yonhap News (February 8th) http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/02/08/84/0301000000AEN20110208006800315F.HTML
The first food revolutions of our Malthusian era have exposed the weak grip of authoritarian regimes in poor countries that import grain, whether in North Africa today or parts of Asia tomorrow.
HHK Director and the Mrs. on the bridge over the icy Tumen River between China and North Korea in late December.We had coats and gloves, but the North Koreans in buildings and houses shown over our shoulders have threadbare clothing and precious little fuel to fend off the brutal cold and wind. Please pray for …
On the Field in Frigid NE China, Dec. 2010-Jan.2011 Read More »
Compiled footage by Citizens’ Coalition for Human Rights of Abductees & North Korean Refugees (C.H.N.K.)from wide-ranging documentaries covering genocidal acts of the Kim Jong-il regime.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10163270903087147 Abstract It is often argued that the North Korean regime, if faced with the right combination of pressure and concessions, will surrender its nuclear program. This article is critical of this viewpoint. Pyongyang’s decision to go nuclear reflects long-term strategic concerns, and no amount of aid and payments will compensate for the loss of …
The number of North Korean refugees reaching South Korea continues to rise. Most make it with the help of Christian missionaries who take North Koreans along what is called the underground railroad, which runs through China to Southeast Asia, where its easier to seek asylum. But resettled refugees themselves now play a bigger role in …
