Fighters for a Free North Korea
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Fighters for a Free North Korea (FFNK,자유북한운동연합) is an organization formed in
Balloon drops
A principal method of getting news and arts from the outside world into the so-called "
According to the
Some balloon drops have been interrupted by South Korean authorities. In October 2012, Park Sang-hak and his colleagues released balloons containing leaflets from Ganghwa, an island off the west coast of South Korea, shortly after being prevented by authorities from releasing them from Paju, their usual launch site, which North Korea had threatened to fire upon if the balloon release went forward.[6]
In December 2020, South Korea’s National Assembly passed a law that penalizes South Korean activists who send anti-North Korean material across the border. Park Sang-hak, the chairman of Fighters For A Free North Korea, has said that he's “disappointed” about the new law and believes it “calls South Korea’s commitment to democracy into question."[7]
Partnership organizations
FFNK has partnered with the
Following an international geopolitical controversy in December 2014, both organizations had planned to obtain DVD copies of
See also
- Free Joseon
- Free North Korea Radio
- North Korean People's Liberation Front
- Park Sang-hak
- Cyberactivism in North Korea
References
- ^ Macneill, David (September 17, 2011). "North Korean hitman foiled in plot to poison top dissident". The Independent. London. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Segall, Laurie (18 December 2014). "Activists plan to drop 'Interview' DVDs in North Korea". CNN Money. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Launching Balloons into North Korea: Propaganda Over Pyongyang". VICE news. 18 March 2015.
- ^ a b Halleck, Thomas (16 December 2014). "Activists Plan To Launch 'The Interview' DVDs Into North Korea". International Business Times. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "The $50 device that symbolizes a shift in North Korea". Reuters. 27 March 2015.
- ^ a b Kwaak, Jeyup. "North Korea Activist Wins Human Rights Award". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ Strother, Jason (December 15, 2020). "Seoul Bans Anti-North Korea Leaflet Drops".
- ^ Shaw, Lucas (December 23, 2014). "Sony to Release The Interview in More Than 300 Theaters on Christmas Day." Bloomberg. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Pankratz, Howard (December 23, 2014). "Alamo Drafthouse in Littleton will screen 'The Interview' starting Christmas". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ Paul Bond (December 16, 2014). "Sony Hack: Activists to Drop 'Interview' DVDs Over North Korea Via Balloon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "South Korean activists postpone sending of copies of The Interview to North Korea by balloon". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 March 2015.
- ^ Gillian Mohney (23 March 2015). "North Korea Calls Planned Balloon Drop of 'The Interview' DVDs a 'De Facto Declaration of War'". VICE News.
- ^ Bond, Paul (16 December 2014). "Sony Hack: Activists to Drop 'Interview' DVDs Over North Korea Via Balloon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 December 2014.