Long Walk to Freedom
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Asia May 1st Edition features Helping Hands Korea in its
cover story "Long
Walk to Freedom".
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‘The new Kim of (north) Korea’ by Reshma Patil of HINDUSTAN TIMES
“……Tim Peters narrated how a network of activists plucked the defector and his family to safety. “There’s no way Kim Jong-un can be anything but a figurehead,” said Peters, American missionary and founder of Helping Hands Korea that last year … Continue reading
Cry Freedom! HHK urges UK Parliament to enact policy changes related to North Korea’s religious persecution and protection of refugees in China
Posted in Documentaries, Featured Op-Ed Columns, Human Rights & Wrongs, In the Media, New Developments, Persecution Updates Worldwide
Tagged advocacy for North Korean human rights and Christian persecution, aiding victims of human trafficking, assisting refugees in third countries, asssisting North Korean refugees in crisis, authoritarian regimes, Catacombs, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Helping Hands Korea, human rights abuses in North Korea, Radical mission strategies, Tim Peters
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PBS on Helping Hands Korea and North Korean Refugees
Watch PBS feature on North Korean refugees :http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/january-6-2012/north-korea-refugees/10055/ Helping Hands Korea’s work of assisting North Koreans who’ve fled totalitarian DPRK enters its 16th year and is covered by PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly in its January 8th, 2012 program. Despite daunting challenges at the China-North … Continue reading
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Tagged aiding victims of human trafficking, asssisting North Korean refugees in crisis, authoritarian regimes, Catacombs, grassroots disaster relief, Helping Hands Korea, helping persecuted North Koreans, human rights abuses, Kim Jong Un, refugees, rule by fear in the DPRK, Tim Peters, transparent humanitarian aid
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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
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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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North Korean’s tale of isolation, fear (CNN)
CNN’s Stan Grant has rare access to one man who tells his story of terror, starvation, and spies in isolated North Korea. WATCH: North Korean\’s tale of isolation and fear
North Korean mourners, crying to survive?—CNN
“Many have asked whether the anguish is genuine. How could citizens mourn the passing of a totalitarian, such a gross abuser of human rights? The answer may be found in the human rights abuses themselves. … Continue reading
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
North Korean defectors jubilant at tyrant Kim Jong-il’s demise (The Australian)
(Dec.21,2011)Rick Wallace, TOKYO Correspondent for The Australian contrasts the jubilation of North Korean defectors who’ve escaped North Korea with the hysteria accompanying regime-led mourning for the death of longstanding dictator, Kim Jong-il. Quotes from HHK Director in this article: “Tim … 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