Despite uproar, Seoul passes law that can send North Korea activists to prison



News Despite uproar, Seoul passes law that can send North Korea activists to prison Legal experts and human rights groups worry that the new law is too sweeping and infringes on free speech Kelly Kasulis December 14, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON "President Donald J. Trump Signs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act" by The White House is licensed under CC PDM 1.0 Update (Dec. 15, 2020 at 8:34 a.m. KST): This article has been updated to include a statement from a nonprofit group that sends bibles to North Korea. Update (Dec. 15, 2020 at 8:34 a.m. KST): This article has been updated to include a statement from a nonprofit group that sends bibles to North Korea. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Despite uproar, Seoul passes law that can send North Korea activists to prison

Legal experts and human rights groups worry that the new law is too sweeping and infringes on free speech

Kelly Kasulis December 14, 2020

Despite uproar, Seoul passes law that can send North Korea activists to prison

"President Donald J. Trump Signs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act" by The White House is licensed under CC PDM 1.0

Update (Dec. 15, 2020 at 8:34 a.m. KST): This article has been updated to include a statement from a nonprofit group that sends bibles to North Korea.

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