Kang Chol-hwan
Kang Chol-hwan | |
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Born | |
Awards | Democracy Award (United States government - National Endowment for Democracy) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 강철환 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gang Cheol-hwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Kang Ch'ŏl-hwan |
Kang Chol-hwan (
As a child, he was imprisoned in the Yodok concentration camp for 10 years. After his release he fled the country, first to China and eventually to South Korea. He is the author, with Pierre Rigoulot, of The Aquariums of Pyongyang and worked as a staff writer specialized in North Korean affairs for The Chosun Ilbo.
Early life
Kang was born in
Concentration camp
Kang's autobiography describes a brutal life in a North Korean prison. Death from starvation or exposure to the elements was common, with routine beatings and other punishments. His education consisted almost solely of memorizing the sayings and speeches of
There was an order by
Release
In 1992, Kang and An Hyuk escaped from North Korea by crossing the Yalu River into China.[4] In late 1992, Kang arrived in South Korea and lives in the capital Seoul.
After publishing
Kang has not been in contact with his family since he defected. In 2011, it was assumed that his sister, Mi-ho, and her 11-year-old son are in Yodok concentration camp, having been sent back there as retaliation for Kang's defection.[11]
Bibliography
- Kang, Chol-Hwan (2001). ISBN 0-465-01102-0.
- "Give Us An 'Eclipse Policy'", The Wall Street Journal, July 13, 2005.
See also
References
- ISBN 0-465-01102-0.
- ^ "'Life of hard labour' in North Korean camp". BBC News. May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Freedom Collection » Interviews » Kang Chol-hwan". www.freedomcollection.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
- ^ 양정아 (2005-06-15), "부시와 면담, 강철환은 누구인가? 함남 요덕 수용소 출신, 現 <북한민주화운동본부> 공동 대표", Daily NK, retrieved 2010-02-26
- ^ "The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea". Archived from the original on 2006-01-17.
- ^ "Foreign Secretary of the UK Jack Straw Meets North Korean Gulag Survivor". 7 September 2005.
- ^ "Blogger".
- ^ Republicans Abroad Korea: Kang Chol-hwan reception a success Archived 2005-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "North Korea defectors say don't trust regime's claims on abductees". The Japan Times. 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Three N. Koreans Named Winner of NED's Democracy Award", YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea, 2003-07-16, retrieved 2010-02-26
- ^ http://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/petition_to_unwgad.pdf Petition To: United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
External links
- "Child Prisoner: Kang Chol-hwan", MSN.com article, October 28, 2003.
- "Bush 'Moved By Defector's Book on N.K. Human Rights'", The Chosun Ilbo, May 29, 2005.
- "Ban Downplays Bush Meeting With N.Korean Author", The Chosun Ilbo, June 15, 2005.
- Kang Chol-hwan Freedom Collection interview