November 2010

Appeal for Stateless Children to the Vatican by HHK Founder via ANSA,one of Italy’s Major Newspapers

ANSA-FOCUS/COREE: ONG, IN CINA 50MILA PICCOLI PROFUGHI DAL NORD MISSIONARIO USA ‘ABBANDONATI DA MADRI, ILLEGALI PER PECHINO’ (dell’inviato Beniamino Natale). (ANSA) – SEUL, 24 NOV – C’e’ una ”nuova, grande emergenza”per i profughi nordcoreani in Cina. ”Almeno 50mila bambini,figli delle donne che sono fuggite nel corso degli anni dalla Corea del Nord, vivono allo sbando …

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BBC World Service Radio–“World Have Your Say” Tim Comments on N.Korea’s Lack of Human Rights 11/26/10

On air: Inside North Korea Minute 43:54 Tim’s Comments on Life in North Korea & Human Rights Issues Chloe Tilley | 13:10 UK time, Friday, 26 November 2010 Comments (4) We’ve discussed North Korea a lot in the last week after it shelled a South Korean island on Tuesday, killing at least four people. Now …

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HHK sees N.Korea’s Shelling of S.Korea as a”Mafia Shakedown”–New York Times 2010-11-24

New Focus on North’s Food Shortage New Focus on North’s Food Shortage By ALAN COWELL and MARK McDONALD Published: November 24, 2010 PARIS — As outsiders from Beijing to Washington struggle to see a pattern in the secretive dynamics of the North Korean leadership, one part of the tangled puzzle seems beyond dispute: the country’s …

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Chin Activist in Burma,Victor Biak Lian,Receives 2010 St. Stephen’s Prize In Norway

November 2010 (Chinland Guardian): Chin human rights and democracy activist, Victor Biak Lian, was yesterday awarded St. Stephen’s Prize 2010 by the Norwegian Mission to the East (NMTE) in recognition of his magnificent contributions to democracy, human rights and national reconciliation in Burma in a ceremony held at the Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, …

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North Korean dictator-in-waiting linked to deadly artillery attack–Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.smh.com.au/world/north-korean-dictatorinwaiting-linked-to-deadly-artillery-attack-20101123-185p1.html NORTH KOREA has burnished the leadership credentials of its 26-year-old dictator-in-waiting with a deadly artillery attack on South Korean territory, causing its neighbour to return fire and scramble F-16 fighters. Two South Korean marines died, and at least 12 were wounded. There were reports of civilian injuries and houses were set ablaze as scores …

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The Agony and Ecstasy of North-South Family Reunions–View from HHK in Breaking News from The Australian

“Seoul-based refugee advocate Tim Peters, who runs Helping Hands Korea, said that of the 1 million families separated by the war, the North allowed just a trickle of people to be reunited and sometimes the participants were left feeling hollow afterwards.

“There’s a pattern that after being separated for 55 years and meeting for just a few minutes, many times these folk plunge into a real depression because they know they will never see (their families) again,” said Mr Peters, whose organisation helps refugees who escape the North.”