What We’re Reading This Week // November.26.2018
How the North Korean government still haunts people in freedom, coming together over wrestling, and puppies! Here’s what we read this week.
Quote of the Week
“I don’t want my first step in South Korea to be too high, because I want to be able to move up one step by one step, learning the whole way. I believe that even though it’s hard, I must go through it.”
— On Song, North Korean defector.
Media, made and sold in NK
Rather than importing foreign media, DVDs filled with South Korean artists performing in North Korea are circulating through the markets. Read about it here.
The Secret Police & Shakedowns
The Ministry of State Security is holding defectors’ families in North Korea for ransom. Read about Ms. Ri and her struggle to get her son and daughter out of prison in North Korea.
Wrestling for a compromise?
The two Koreas have filed world heritage status applications for Ssirum, ancient Korean wrestling. Read about the North and South Korean merging of applications here.
Pups of Peace
A peace gift from North Korea: 6 puppies?! No one can resist the Pups of peace.
A Warm Welcome…?
Before a possible Moon and Kim meeting, South Korean citizens are being asked to write welcome letters to Kim Jong Un. Here are some of the questions they were asked to write.
From the Archives
On Song’s incredible story of being as a sold bride in a foreign country, being repatriated and escaping once more through LiNK’s rescue network. Read about her journey here.
