Freedom House Update: The Power of Information

Freedom House forwarded the latest edition of NK Freedom Watch, which I’m pleased to graf and link:

“None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. ~ Goethe

These words ring especially true as we examine the abuse and exploitation of North Korean citizens under the heavy hand of Kim Jong Il. As North Korean defector, Tae San Kim, explained to the European Parliament in March of 2006, “North Korea is the world’s most closed society. The North Korean people do not exactly realize how harsh their current situation is since the North Korean government prohibits any information from outside their country. They only know what the government tells them.

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