Sokeel Park
sokeel.bsky.social
Sokeel Park
@sokeel.bsky.social
Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) South Korea Country Director
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“It’s by far the biggest crisis facing NGOs working on [North Korean human rights] since the start of the movement in the 1990s" - @sokeel.bsky.social of Liberty in North Korea (LiNK)

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North Korea rights groups face collapse amid US funding halt
The vast majority of human rights groups focused on North Korea face an existential crisis after receiving notices from the U.S. government that their grant funds have been frozen, according to severa...
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February 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The exact moment today's protest-party paused for the impeachment vote result, celebrated, and then carried right on with the party, some with tears in their eyes 🥹
December 14, 2024 at 1:01 PM
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The barricades inside the South Korean national assembly
December 3, 2024 at 8:35 PM
The good news from a shocked Seoul is that even tho a president tried a crazy unjustified late night move and soldiers were ordered into the National Assembly, they were held back by unarmed civilians, both sides showed restraint, the NA and democracy did its job and it was overturned by daybreak...
December 4, 2024 at 2:16 AM
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The short of this up front: this is the end of Yoon's presidency. Full stop. He had a razor thin margin in the National Assembly--8 votes I believe--to prevent impeachment. That margin will disappear. The only question is how his presidency will end and how much violence it will entail.
December 3, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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Previously undisclosed North Korean diplomatic cables have unmasked Kim Jong Un’s strategy for countering criticism of his country’s human right abuses, revealing a regime obsessed with shaping its image on the global stage. Here's my analysis on the rare documents:

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‘North Korea’s WikiLeaks’ exposes regime’s strategy on human rights criticism | NK News
The release of previously undisclosed North Korean diplomatic cables has unmasked Kim Jong Un’s strategy for countering criticism of his country’s human right abuses, revealing a regime obsessed with ...
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November 20, 2024 at 4:11 AM