Danger zone: Activists say they sent ‘Top Gun’ and other films into North Korea



News Danger zone: Activists say they sent ‘Top Gun’ and other films into North Korea Group aims to ‘empower’ the people but may have defied South Korean law against sending materials across border Ifang Bremer December 5, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A common method for activists that wish to send materials to North Korea is floating USB sticks into waters bordering North Korea \| Image: NK News A U.S. nonprofit loaded thousands of USB flash drives with blockbuster movies and television shows and sent them to North Korea this year, according to the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) on Sunday. HRF told NK News that it sent 2,000 USB flash drives and SD cards to the North in 2022 as part of their Flashdrives for Freedom program. Besides movies and series, some of the files on the drives included “educational content” on entrepreneurship and human rights reports from the United Nations. A U.S. nonprofit loaded thousands of USB flash drives with blockbuster movies and television shows and sent them to North Korea this year, according to the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) on Sunday. HRF told NK News that it sent 2,000 USB flash drives and SD cards to the North in 2022 as part of their Flashdrives for Freedom program. Besides movies and series, some of the files on the drives included “educational content” on entrepreneurship and human rights reports from the United Nations. 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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Danger zone: Activists say they sent ‘Top Gun’ and other films into North Korea

Group aims to ‘empower’ the people but may have defied South Korean law against sending materials across border

Ifang Bremer December 5, 2022

Danger zone: Activists say they sent ‘Top Gun’ and other films into North Korea

A common method for activists that wish to send materials to North Korea is floating USB sticks into waters bordering North Korea | Image: NK News

A U.S. nonprofit loaded thousands of USB flash drives with blockbuster movies and television shows and sent them to North Korea this year, according to the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) on Sunday.

HRF told NK News that it sent 2,000 USB flash drives and SD cards to the North in 2022 as part of their Flashdrives for Freedom program. Besides movies and series, some of the files on the drives included “educational content” on entrepreneurship and human rights reports from the United Nations.

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