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Thursday, January 01, 2004 |
Several More South Korean POWS Said To Have Escaped NK And Are Hiding In China. Its about time. Several defectors who have served as both inmates and guards in various prison facilities in North Korea have stated that both South Korean and American POWs still languish in North Korean prison camps. A much larger number are known to be living involuntarily as civilians in North Korea. Why does the South Korean government downplay this issue so aggressively? They have enough leverage. If they made the effort, they could quite possibly get these people and even their families as well, back. 12/28/03 More Southern POWs Said Hiding in China The government has confirmed that besides Jeon Yong-il, 72, who returned to South Korea last Wednesday from China, three or four more South Korean prisoners of war... [Free North Korea!]
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China-crackdown commentary (RFA)
China's crackdown on cyber-dissent doesn't just hurt those who land in
jail for expressing their anti-government views online, Radio Free Asia's
Mandarin Service director, Jennifer Chou, writes on the op-ed pages of
today's Washington Times. By allowing Beijing to rule without the
restraints that might be imposed by an informed populace, it also
threatens the Chinese nation--and the world.
To read Ms. Chou's full commentary, visit
www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20031231-083459-2999r.htm
Copyright © 1999, RFA. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Asia, 2025 M St. NW, Suite 300, Washington DC 20036. http://www.rfa.org.
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