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Seoul is just hours away from passing a bill that can jail North Korea activists

Seoul is just hours away from passing a bill that can jail North Korea activists

A days-long filibuster is set to end soon, and legal experts say the bill will likely become law.

Seoul is just hours away from passing a bill that can jail North Korea activists
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung December 14, 2020
Full text: South Korea’s new ‘anti-leaflet’ law, in English
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Full text: South Korea’s new ‘anti-leaflet’ law, in English

NK Pro commissioned a full translation of the full proposed law change

Full text: South Korea’s new ‘anti-leaflet’ law, in English
NK Pro
NK Pro December 13, 2020
South Korean governor wants to make shoes and auto parts with North Korea again

South Korean governor wants to make shoes and auto parts with North Korea again

Gyeonggi province vice governor for peace, Lee Jae-gang, urges Seoul and Pyongyang to reopen Kaesong Industrial Complex

South Korean governor wants to make shoes and auto parts with North Korea again
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis December 9, 2020
Controversial South Korean ‘anti-leaflet’ bill delayed after filibuster attempt

Controversial South Korean ‘anti-leaflet’ bill delayed after filibuster attempt

The bill drew criticism from the human rights community for criminalizing some forms of anti-North Korea activism

Controversial South Korean ‘anti-leaflet’ bill delayed after filibuster attempt
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung December 9, 2020
Kim Yo Jong breaks months of silence and threatens South Korean foreign minister

Kim Yo Jong breaks months of silence and threatens South Korean foreign minister

The North Korean leader's sister is responding to Kang Kyung-wha's doubts that the DPRK is COVID-19 free

Kim Yo Jong breaks months of silence and threatens South Korean foreign minister
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 8, 2020
South Korea holds out hope for a ‘U-turn’ with North Korea in 2021

South Korea holds out hope for a ‘U-turn’ with North Korea in 2021

Unification minister Lee In-young talks COVID-19, working with Biden and winning Pyongyang back in the new year

South Korea holds out hope for a ‘U-turn’ with North Korea in 2021
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis December 7, 2020
Reunification is no ‘pipe dream.’ Korea has already started to reconcile.

Reunification is no ‘pipe dream.’ Korea has already started to reconcile.

An op-ed recently argued that the most Koreans can realistically hope for is a "mild Cold War" — but that's not right

Reunification is no ‘pipe dream.’ Korea has already started to reconcile.
Wang Son-taek
Wang Son-taek December 7, 2020
Human rights advocates call Seoul’s anti-leaflet bill an ‘embarrassment’

Human rights advocates call Seoul’s anti-leaflet bill an ‘embarrassment’

If passed, the bill will make sending leaflets to North Korea illegal and punishable with big fines or prison time

Human rights advocates call Seoul’s anti-leaflet bill an ‘embarrassment’
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung December 7, 2020
Human Rights Watch decries bill that could jail North Korea activists

Human Rights Watch decries bill that could jail North Korea activists

The South Korean bill could fine leafleting activists up to $27,200 or jail them for up to three years

Human Rights Watch decries bill that could jail North Korea activists
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis December 4, 2020
North and South Korea will never, ever reconcile. We should adjust expectations.

North and South Korea will never, ever reconcile. We should adjust expectations.

The actual goal is to establish, within the Korean Peninsula, a sensible and mild variety of the Cold War regime. 

North and South Korea will never, ever reconcile. We should adjust expectations.
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov December 4, 2020