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Tokyo Demonstration for Hunger Strikers

March 29, 2004   China, LFNKR, North Korea
Hiroshi Kato of LFNKR addresses the Chinese embassy.

Hiroshi Kato of LFNKR addresses the Chinese embassy

A demonstration was held at the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, by The society to Help Returnees to North Korea, jointly with LFNKR. This demonstration was in response to reports of a hunger strike by North Korean refugees detained in Tumen, who are protesting China’s plan to repatriate them to North Korea.

In addition, a letter addressed to President Hu Jin Tao of China was handed to embassy personnel. The letter requested the release of detained refugees to a third country, as well as the release of humanitarian aid workers still imprisoned in China.

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Japanese Lawmaker Versus China

March 28, 2004   China, North Korean Refugees, Public Awareness

Rep. Nakagawa calls for release of Noguchi, NK refugees, aid workers still in prison

Japanese lawmaker Masaharu Nakagawa, member of Japan’s House of Representatives and co-founder of International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for the North Korean Refugees and Human Rights (IPCNKR), was in China March 22-25 to survey the human rights situation there, including conditions where Takayuki Noguchi, a member of this Japanese NGO, has been held in Nanning Prison since Dec. 10 last year.

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Hunger Strike Spreading Among Detained NK Refugees

March 25, 2004   China, North Korea, North Korean Refugees

Reports Indicate New Spirit of Protest

According to The Commission to Help North Korean Refugees (a South Korean based NGO), news reports are beginning to filter out of China about a hunger strike among North Korean detainees who are being held in a facility preparatory to their shipment back home where they are sure to face prison or worse.

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