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96 News Stories Submitted

  1. Mass games begin.

    URL: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jXOHRWakW0w6bOdx6GaphH9wuEsAD92KRVO00

    Submitted by: editor on August 18th, 2008 at 11:57 pm

  2. Franklin Graham preaches in NK.

    URL: http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080804/graham-preaches-rebirth-in-christ-at-north-korean-church.htm

    Submitted by: eyk on August 6th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

  3. Top US envoy to press rights with nuke talks.

    URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-uskorea1-2008aug01,0,3520723.story

    Submitted by: eyk on July 31st, 2008 at 9:11 pm

  4. SK low movie turnout shows shift.

    URL: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121729589641192055.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

    Submitted by: EYK on July 29th, 2008 at 6:54 pm

  5. Korean Church Coalition presses for release of NK refugees.

    URL: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/north-korea-china-2091623-human-refugees

    Submitted by: edward kim on July 17th, 2008 at 11:52 am

  6. Ban urges NK improve rights.

    URL: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/07/120_27041.html

    Submitted by: eyk on July 5th, 2008 at 2:08 am

  7. US delivers aid

    URL: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/30/asia/north.php

    Submitted by: eyk on June 30th, 2008 at 4:33 pm

  8. WSJ: Tragic End of Bush’s Policy

    URL: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121478274355214441.html

    Submitted by: eyk on June 30th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

  9. Bush: Axis of less evil

    URL: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080626/D91HPNB80.html

    Submitted by: eyk on June 26th, 2008 at 8:26 pm

  10. UNDP cleared of aid diversions.

    URL: http://www.nysun.com/foreign/un-report-renders-return-to-n-korea-unlikely/79145/

    Submitted by: eyk on June 2nd, 2008 at 11:23 pm

  11. KA fund manager supports refugees.

    URL: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200806/200806030015.html

    Submitted by: eyk on June 2nd, 2008 at 11:15 pm

  12. Public protests - in NK

    URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aIL0fcgH66G4&refer=home

    Submitted by: eyk on May 29th, 2008 at 8:58 am

  13. US undermining SK’s policy on NK?

    URL: http://admin.koreaherald.co.kr:8080/servlet/cms.article.view?tpl=print&sname=National&img=/img/pic/ico_nat_pic.gif&id=200805140030

    Submitted by: eyk on May 13th, 2008 at 7:08 am

  14. 50 SKs face off 10,000 Chinese in SOUTH KOREA

    URL: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200804/200804280003.html

    Submitted by: eyk on April 28th, 2008 at 7:12 pm

  15. Nightmare world of NK

    URL: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article979220.ece

    Submitted by: eyk on March 31st, 2008 at 9:58 am

  16. New movie highlights plight of NK refugees

    URL: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200803/200803170011.html

    Submitted by: eyk on March 18th, 2008 at 2:50 pm

  17. 10 of 755 NK defectors were secret believers.

    URL: http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2886711

    Submitted by: EYK on February 27th, 2008 at 4:54 am

  18. NY Philharmonic to perform in NK

    URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080204/ap_en_mu/violin_diplomacy

    Submitted by: eyk on February 4th, 2008 at 10:39 am

  19. Korean-Canadian worker freed

    URL: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2008/01/27/4/0401000000AEN20080127000800320F.HTML

    Submitted by: Edward Kim on January 28th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

  20. Life in North Korea’s Gulag

    URL: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119637269611208428.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on December 1st, 2007 at 9:02 am

  21. Public Execution of Factory Boss Who Made International Phone Calls

    URL: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313226,00.html

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on November 29th, 2007 at 10:08 pm

  22. Death awaits NK rescuer.

    URL: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2891008.ece

    Submitted by: CJ on November 25th, 2007 at 8:21 pm

  23. Heavy rains hit North Korea again

    URL: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/21/asia/AS-GEN-NKorea-Rain.php

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on September 25th, 2007 at 10:16 am

  24. Ex-North Koreans Refuse to Go Home No Matter What

    URL: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/exnorth.koreans.refuse.to.go.home.no.matter.what/13355.htm

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on September 25th, 2007 at 10:14 am

  25. Worst Humanitarian Crisis in a Decade

    URL: http://worldvision.org/news.nsf/news/20070823_north_korea?Open&lid=508&lpos=day_txt_NorthKorea

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on August 24th, 2007 at 7:11 pm

  26. N Korea floods devastate farmland

    URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6947230.stm

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on August 15th, 2007 at 3:09 pm

  27. North Korea Cracks Down on ‘Korean Wave’ of Illicit TV

    URL: http://www.rfa.org/english/korean/2007/07/17/korea_wave/

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on July 20th, 2007 at 8:27 am

  28. World Food Programme Meeting Today to Discuss North Korea Aid

    URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aqd_iXGDdT2E&refer=japan

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on July 20th, 2007 at 8:25 am

  29. Hard Life in Seoul

    URL: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/22/news/profile.php

    Submitted by: ey on June 26th, 2007 at 6:35 pm

  30. N. Korea criticizes U.N. move to keep special rapporteur for human rights

    URL: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2007/06/17/29/0301000000AEN20070617003300315F.HTML

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on June 17th, 2007 at 8:19 pm

  31. North Korean defectors savor taste of freedom

    URL: http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200706180100.html

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on June 17th, 2007 at 8:13 pm

  32. The perilous escape from North Korea

    URL: http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070608/NEWS/706080303/-1/finish

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on June 10th, 2007 at 10:55 am

  33. Train crosses N/S Korean border

    URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_re_as/koreas_restoring_rails

    Submitted by: Edward Kim on May 16th, 2007 at 9:10 pm

  34. NKs lying to get US visas

    URL: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200705/200705070035.html

    Submitted by: DK on May 12th, 2007 at 11:53 am

  35. Teenage N.Korean Defectors Released in Laos

    URL: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200704/200704250021.html

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on April 28th, 2007 at 8:47 pm

  36. N.Korean Refugees in Thailand End Hunger Strike

    URL: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200704/200704270031.html

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on April 28th, 2007 at 8:44 pm

  37. Cruel and unusual punishment

    URL: http://www.worldmag.com/articles/12885

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on April 25th, 2007 at 8:01 pm

  38. 400 N.Korean Refugees in Hunger Strike in Thailand

    URL: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200704/200704260009.html

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on April 25th, 2007 at 3:37 pm

  39. N. Korea Freedom Week to Bombard Capitol with Calls Against Rights Abuse

    URL: http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070422/27022_N._Korea_Freedom_Week_to_Bombard_Capitol_with_Calls_Against_Rights_Abuse.htm

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on April 23rd, 2007 at 7:50 pm

  40. Improving Human Rights in North Korea Strengthens Global Security

    URL: http://www.state.gov/g/senk/83273.htm

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on April 20th, 2007 at 8:30 pm

  41. North Korea Storms Out of Economic Talks

    URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/19/international/i083844D22.DTL

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on April 20th, 2007 at 9:40 am

  42. Focus on North Korea Atrocities

    URL: http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/141802813.html

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on April 18th, 2007 at 9:32 am

  43. S. Korea talking with Laos for release of three N. Korean teenagers

    URL: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20070415/610000000020070415170808E2.html

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on April 15th, 2007 at 10:06 pm

  44. North Korea’s Kim Stunts Growth of Children, Economy

    URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aI0T7HQbcCiU

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on April 15th, 2007 at 10:03 pm

  45. South Korea May Halt Aid to North

    URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/16/AR2007041600006_pf.html

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on April 15th, 2007 at 9:54 pm

  46. Laos asks for $1k/kid from Japanese NGO

    URL: http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200704/kt2007040912104610610.htm

    Submitted by: JB on April 8th, 2007 at 7:51 pm

  47. Scottish locals host NK refugees.

    URL: http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=909&format=html

    Submitted by: EK on March 23rd, 2007 at 9:00 pm

  48. U.N. halts NK aid operations

    URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-norkor6mar06,1,5603167.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on March 7th, 2007 at 2:16 pm

  49. Border-Crossers Harshly Punished

    URL: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/03/05/nkorea15438.htm

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on March 7th, 2007 at 1:57 pm

  50. 80 NKs aim for asylum in US

    URL: http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/03/02/activist_80_nkoreans_to_seek_us_asylum/

    Submitted by: P.L. on March 2nd, 2007 at 8:54 pm

  51. NK women targetted as ‘brides’ in China

    URL: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54309

    Submitted by: Doug Riggs on February 17th, 2007 at 12:30 pm

  52. North Korea to close nuclear reactor in return for aid

    URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/korea/article/0,,2012191,00.html

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on February 13th, 2007 at 8:16 am

  53. NK food situation severe

    URL: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20070209/630000000020070209100118E2.html

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on February 9th, 2007 at 10:54 pm

  54. 2007 Year of Prayer for N. Korea

    URL: http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/101051.aspx

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on February 8th, 2007 at 10:57 pm

  55. North Korea is Asia’s Darfur

    URL: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20070207/630000000020070207075545E8.html

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on February 7th, 2007 at 11:08 pm

  56. 120 NK political prisoners escape

    URL: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/nkorea.prisoners.ap/

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on February 7th, 2007 at 11:06 pm

  57. NK hit with several epidemics

    URL: http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/189144.html

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on February 7th, 2007 at 11:03 pm

  58. Hundreds risk escape

    URL: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1249283,00.html

    Submitted by: SkyNews on January 31st, 2007 at 8:53 pm

  59. 6 NKs arrested, 3 LiNK deported

    URL: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB116787360849266578-lMyQjAxMDE3NjA3NTgwNzUzWj.html

    Submitted by: LiNK on January 5th, 2007 at 6:10 pm

  60. KJI Worship 2.0

    URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/okimeologyx

    Submitted by: Solomon Li on January 4th, 2007 at 7:53 am

  61. How defectors cope in South Korea

    URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/20/MNGHCN2RK41.DTL

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on December 21st, 2006 at 8:40 am

  62. Lisa Ling Inside North Korea

    URL: http://www2.oprah.com/tows/slide/200610/20061011/slide_20061011_284_103.jhtml

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on December 19th, 2006 at 4:23 pm

  63. U.S. urges China to pressure North Korea on rights

    URL: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?storyID=2006-12-07T234004Z_01_N07313936_RTRUKOC_0_US-KOREA-NORTH-UN.xml

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on December 8th, 2006 at 8:07 am

  64. Voice of America listened to by 36% NKs

    URL: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20061206f2.html

    Submitted by: VOA on December 5th, 2006 at 8:33 pm

  65. Choi Yong-hun released after 4 years.

    URL: http://www.northkoreanrefugees.com/2006-11-choi-released.htm

    Submitted by: LFNKR on November 29th, 2006 at 11:35 am

  66. US to ban iPods, plasma tv sales to North.

    URL: http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/29/D8LMJCHO0.html

    Submitted by: G.S. on November 29th, 2006 at 12:40 am

  67. UN to ban luxury goods to NK.

    URL: http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200610/kt2006101319394211990.htm

    Submitted by: Sue A. on November 21st, 2006 at 12:09 am

  68. Flight from N. Korea - special edition (PDF)

    URL: http://www.releaseinternational.org/media/wit34web.pdf

    Submitted by: IDOP on November 18th, 2006 at 1:11 pm

  69. Final UN vote tally

    URL: http://chosunjournal.com/2006/11/17/final-un-vote-tally/

    Submitted by: CJ on November 17th, 2006 at 4:40 pm

  70. SKorea finally to vote in favor of UN rights bill.

    URL: http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200611/16/200611162111203279900090409041.html

    Submitted by: Chin Hae Jung on November 16th, 2006 at 10:01 am

  71. More than 10,000 refugees to reach south by the end of the year

    URL: http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=7735

    Submitted by: Marc on November 13th, 2006 at 8:17 am

  72. U.N. to vote on NK abuses next week

    URL: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20061110/630000000020061110150228E2.html

    Submitted by: LK on November 10th, 2006 at 10:32 pm

  73. North Korean ’slaves’ in Europe?

    URL: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/09/news/czech.php

    Submitted by: LK on November 10th, 2006 at 10:20 pm

  74. North Korea collapse unlikely

    URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15347568/displaymode/1098/

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on November 6th, 2006 at 1:50 pm

  75. Laughter rare commodity in NK

    URL: http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_PrintFriendly&c=Article&cid=1161856749956

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on October 26th, 2006 at 8:59 pm

  76. US plans to accept 3 NK teens.

    URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-nkorphans25oct25,1,4461441.story

    Submitted by: LiNK on October 25th, 2006 at 3:25 pm

  77. Putting a spotlight on torture through music.

    URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-korean23oct23,1,5285771.story

    Submitted by: Shelby, C. on October 23rd, 2006 at 9:57 pm

  78. UN report - Disabled sent to ’subhuman’ gulags.

    URL: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/10/21/wnkorea121.xml

    Submitted by: Lauren Kim on October 21st, 2006 at 4:19 pm

  79. With Cash, Defectors Find North Korea’s Cracks

    URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/world/asia/19defect.html

    Submitted by: David Kim on October 19th, 2006 at 10:27 am

  80. Diane Sawyer in Pyong Yang

    URL: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2581152&page=1

    Submitted by: david kim on October 18th, 2006 at 2:57 pm

  81. Search for food dominates North Korean lives.

    URL: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6288926

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on October 18th, 2006 at 10:37 am

  82. ‘Racially impure’ children killed.

    URL: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2404345,00.html

    Submitted by: Edward Kim on October 18th, 2006 at 8:27 am

  83. World Food Program on the scope of hunger inside N. Korea.

    URL: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6282132

    Submitted by: Sarah Kim on October 17th, 2006 at 6:55 am

  84. China erects North Korea border fence

    URL: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/world/20061016TDY02005.htm

    Submitted by: Ellen Kim on October 15th, 2006 at 11:25 pm

  85. 175 NKs in Thailand deported to Seoul.

    URL: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200608/200608230032.html

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on August 24th, 2006 at 10:22 pm

  86. MI6 file says Camp 22 bigger than Auschwitz.

    URL: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50382

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on May 30th, 2006 at 10:22 pm

  87. Asylum granted for 6 in US.

    URL: http://intermongol.net/wmn/may_2006/wmn_2006_05_08.html#4

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on May 8th, 2006 at 10:22 pm

  88. Underground railroad.

    URL: http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501060501/story.html

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on April 28th, 2006 at 10:23 pm

  89. With the aid of Christian activists, N. Koreans brave unspeakable horrors to reach safety.

    URL: http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501060501/story2.html

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on April 24th, 2006 at 7:37 pm

  90. No handicapped NKs because babies are aborted.

    URL: http://www.infowars.com/articles/life/nk_defector_says_disabled_newborns_killed.htm

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on March 23rd, 2006 at 10:24 pm

  91. KJI’s body guards.

    URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1UORlYm69k

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on February 16th, 2006 at 10:25 pm

  92. David Hawk’s second report.

    URL: http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=20928

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on January 18th, 2006 at 10:25 pm

  93. Missionaries struggle to differentiate Christ from Dear Leader.

    URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/19/international/asia/19missionary.html

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on December 19th, 2005 at 10:26 pm

  94. Sightseeing with Dear Leader.

    URL: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/939816261.html?dids=939816261:939816261&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on December 11th, 2005 at 10:46 pm

  95. Photos of NK soldiers abusing refugee.

    URL: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200509/200509260004.html

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on September 26th, 2005 at 10:50 pm

  96. Christian groups press the White House on human rights in North Korea.

    URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/09/politics/09policy.html?ex=1281240000

    Submitted by: Chosun Journal on April 8th, 2005 at 7:39 pm

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