Ji Seong-ho and Sungju Lee's Defector Stories
Both activists shared their stories during Beyond Pyongyang: Connecting With the People of North Korea, the 2018 Democracy Award morning event.
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NED recognized Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights, Now Action & Unity for Human Rights, Transitional Justice Working Group, and Unification Media Group at our 2018 Democracy Award.
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Ji Seong-ho's Survival Story
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The Uncrushable Courage of Ji Seong-Ho
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Learn MoreDemocracy Award Recipients
View All- Dante Fascell (1987)
- Monica Jiminez de Barros, Chile; Jacek Kuron, Poland (1989)
- Václav Havel, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic; Violetta Chamorro, Nicaragua (1991)
- Han Dongfang, China; Gitobumanyara, Kenya; Vesna Pesic, Serbia (1993)
- Sergio Aguayo Quezado, Mexico; Monique Mujawamariya, Rwanda; Elena Bonner, Russia; Sergei Kovalyev, Russia (1995)
- Martin Lee, Hong Kong (1997)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in China (1998)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in Nigeria (1999)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in Kosovo (2000)
- A Hero of Human Rights and Democracy in Mexico (2001)
- Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in the Muslim World (2002)
- Honoring Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in North Korea (2003)
- Leaders of organizations known as the backbone of the democracy movement in Russia (2004)
- Democratic activists from Afghanistan (2005)
- Four democratic activists from Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe, and Sudan (2006)
- Courageous efforts of journalists, publishers and press freedom advocates in Egypt, Russia, Venezuela and Southeast Asia (2007)
- Heroic efforts of Chinese workers, lawyers, and writers working to advance democratic values and fundamental rights within China (2008)
- Cuban workers, lawyers, and writers working to advance democratic values and fundamental rights within Cuba (2009)
- Lessons from Other Transitions to Democracy and The Road Ahead – Strategic Challenges for the Democratic Movement in Iran (2010)
- Tunisians and Egyptians Who Have Struggled for a Democratic Future (2011)
- Burma’s Democracy Movement (2012)
- Our Democratic Future: The Role of Youth in Advancing Democracy (2013)
- Tireless defenders of human rights in China (2014)
- Political prisoners of Venezuela (2015)
- Anti-Corruption Activists from Afghanistan, Angola, Guatemala, Malaysia, and Ukraine (2017)
- Civil Society Movement for Human Rights and Democracy in North Korea (2018)
- Defenders of Human and Religious Rights in China (2019)
- Sudan's Civil Society (2020)
