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Tim Peters on the Coerced Mourning for the Death of Kim Jong-il
“It is a painful thing to watch this outpouring of emotion for someone who has been one of the most terrible despots of the 20th and 21st centuries,” said Tim Peters, a Seoul-based American missionary who assists North Korean defectors … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Human Rights & Wrongs, In the Media, New Developments, Persecution Updates Worldwide, Publications, TV/Radio
Tagged "God showed up", aiding victims of human trafficking, asssisting North Korean refugees in crisis, Catacombs, grassroots disaster relief, helping persecuted North Koreans, helping stateless children, Kim Jong Un, Mainstream church not in fight to help refugees, Paul Simon, Radical mission strategies, the power of fear in North Korea
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“UN flags at half-mast to mark Kim’s funeral”—AFP
What’s wrong with this picture????? “Today should be a time for the UN to show solidarity with the victims — the millions of North Koreans brutalized by Kim’s merciless policies of starvation and oppression — and not with the perpetrators.”—UN Watch … Continue reading
Hungarian Daily quotes HHK director on the Likelihood of a Revolt in North Korea
(Although a full translation of the Hungarian is not available, the following is the full answer Director Tim Peters gave the Metro journalist in English responding to “Will the North Korean people revolt following the death of Kim Jong-il?” Peters:” … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights & Wrongs, In the Media, New Developments, Publications
Tagged authoritarian regimes, controversy about North Korea, helping persecuted North Koreans, human rights abuses in North Korea, Kim Jong Un, North Korea's dynastic succession, North Korea's new leader, stability in northeast Asia
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Hope and uncertainty for N.K. charities after Kim’s death (Korea Herald)
Journalist Kirsty Taylor surveys NGO leaders related to North Korean humanitarian aid and human rights advocacy for their views on the impact of Kim Jong-il’s death on conditions for the average North Korean citizen. … Continue reading
Kim Jong Il and Vaclav Havel: Two leaders a world apart (LA Times Op-Ed 12.20.11)
Kim Jong Il put his interests ahead of North Korea’s. Czech leader Vaclav Havel put democracy first. Read More: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/20/opinion/la-ed-kim-20111220
Congressional testimony by CSW on the denial of religious freedom in North Korea and China by includes field reports from Helping Hands Korea/Catacombs
Christian Solidarity Worldwide’s (CSW) East Asian Team Leader Mr.Ben Rogers gave compelling testimony before the Congressional Committee of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Embedded in Ben’s testimony were reports from HHK/Catacombs about a remarkable 16 year-old North Korean … Continue reading
Interview of Tim by NYC’s WABC radio: recent mortal attacks on Christian activists helping North Korean refugees
Two of New York City’s key opinion leaders, radio talk show host John Batchelor and noted author Gordon Chang interview HHK’s founder/acting director Tim Peters about recent attacks on missionaries by North Korean agents along the China-North Korean border. (Full … Continue reading
Action Report on ‘Coalition Relief Effort’ to Sendai,Ishinomaki & surrounding quake-ravaged areas in Japan–written by Chris Bosquillon
Please find hereafter a brief post-action report for“Operation Transporter” at Ishinomaki north of Sendai. – Initiative: 1 Japanese Tetsu Kishaba, originally from Okinawa, owner of “Transporter Tokyo” , former member of the Japanese Self-Defence Force and the french Foreign Legion, … Continue reading
“Helping orphans find secure refuge in China”–JoongAng Daily News in partnership with IHT
An 11-year-old North Korean boy living alone a half-demolished home in China was found nearly dead from food poisoning after eating food found in the garbage. His refugee mother was arrested by Chinese authorities and returned to North Korea, and … Continue reading
‘Why the U.S. will have to accept a nuclear North Korea’—Andrei Lankov—Korean Journal of Defense Analysis
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 … Continue reading