Human Rights and Religious Liberty
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 18 "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."
Saturday, March 20, 2004

S. KOREAN PHOTOGRAPHER RETURNS HOME FROM CHINESE JAIL [RFA]

SEOUL—A South Korean photographer jailed in China for trying to record a failed escape by North Koreans returned home Friday urging South Koreans renew their efforts to aid desperate North Korean refugees. Seok Jae-hyun said he wasn’t told of his release until 10 a.m. Friday. Seven hours later, he was back in Seoul. Seok spent 14 months in jail following his arrest in January 2003 in the Chinese port city of Yantai while reporting on North Koreans trying to flee to Japan and South Korea in fishing boats. [more]


11:11:32 AM    comments []



© 2004 Radio Free China
Last Update: 4/1/2004; 8:31:48 AM

Click here to visit the Radio UserLand website.

 










March 2004
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      
Feb   Apr

Subscribe to "Human Rights and Religious Liberty" in Radio UserLand.
Click to see the XML version of this web page.
Click here to send an email to the editor of this weblog.