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November 23, 2024
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American who ‘praised’ N. Korea banned from South for 5 years

First foreign case involving National Security Act legislation in years

This article has been updated to address an error: Shin had not been charged under the law at the time of writing, but was to be deported following the complaint she had breached it.

A Korean-American woman known for blogging about visits to North Korea will be deported from South Korea this week and banned from returning for five years, Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday.

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