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Pope condemns ‘oppressors’ in Christmas message–AFP

(AFP) – 16 hours ago VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI prayed for God to punish the world’s “oppressors” and bring about “true brotherhood” between peoples in his traditional Christmas message in Saint Peter’s basilica. “Lord make your promise come finally true. Break the rods of the oppressors. Burn the tramping boots. Let the time …

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KBS TV Special: 23 yr. old North Korean woman captured on film searching for grass as survival food

Question: Did you gather that grass to feed your rabbits? Woman’s Answer: No, I will eat it myself. Question: How old are you? Answer: I’m 23 year’s old. UPDATE 12.09.2010 from Daily NK “Destitute ‘TV Girl’ Finally Died of Starvation” A 23-year old, poverty-stricken young woman who appeared in newspapers and on TV around the …

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HHK Founder Cites Paradigm Shift in “Troubling inferno on the Korean Peninsula”–Herald Scotland

Bryan Kay 28 Nov 2010 It is a scene of utter destruction: the lives of a tiny community of fishermen and farmers shattered in a hail of artillery fire. Their tight-knit community – homes, stores and public buildings – has become a scene of war, with structures burned, flattened and destroyed. Those left standing are …

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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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