North Korea

Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights
$195,000*
To bring international attention to the human rights situation in North Korea and the plight of refugees in neighboring countries. The Citizens' Alliance will also promote awareness among South Koreans about North Korea and test methods of assisting North Koreans living in South Korea to adjust to citizenship in a free and democratic society.

The DailyNK
$75,000
To disseminate accurate and timely information about North Korea. The DailyNK will produce an online newspaper targeting audiences in South Korea and in the international community. The newspaper will include news and information about North Korean human rights issues as well as developments in North Korean politics and economics.

Database Center for North Korean Human Rights
$75,000*
To collect and collate available testimonies and documentation on human rights conditions in North Korea, including information on institutions and practices throughout society. The Center will classify and enter information from interviews and written testimonies into the database. The Center will also carry out individualized data searches in-house in order to respond to information requests from outside researchers, governments, UN bodies, and human rights advocates.

Free North Korea Radio Station (FreeNK)
$395,333*
To support the free flow of information in North Korea. FreeNK will produce and broadcast to increase the news, information, and independent commentary available to North Korean audiences.

International Republican Institute
$150,000
To support human rights and democratic processes on the Korean peninsula. IRI will launch a program to offer technical assistance to South Korea-based NGOs, with a focus on democracy education for North Koreans living in South Korea. The program will also be made available, via broadcast, to audiences in North Korea.

Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights (NKnet)
$333,950*
To support the free flow of information in North Korea. NKnet will increase broadcasting of its daily radio program designed to provide news and information to the North Korean people. NKnet will organize conferences and seminars in South Korea, concentrating on broadening awareness of the problems of North Korea among South Korean youth. NKnet will also hold civic workshops for North Korean youth living in South Korea designed to ease their adjustment to South Korean society.

Open Radio for North Korea
$347,167*
To support the free flow of information in North Korea. Open Radio will maintain a radio platform that enables a variety of organizations and groups to broadcast information and feature programs to North Korean audiences.