2018 Democracy Award Recipient: Unification Media Group

 

Unification Media Group (UMG) is an independent multimedia consortium based in Seoul, comprised of Daily NK, an internet periodical reporting on all aspects of NorthKorea; Radio Free Chosun, which broadcasts content targeting North Korean citizens; and Open North Korea Radio. UMG aims to provide residents of North Korea with credible, timely news and information, while reporting to the international community uncensored news from within the country.

*Represented by Kwang Baek Lee and Sang Yong Lee

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Kwang Baek Lee

Kwang Baek Lee is the president of Unification Media Group and has over thirteen years of experience creating and broadcasting radio content for North Korean residents. His work has been cited by, among others, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Institute for Far East Studies, the Institute for Peace Affairs, and the Korean Association for Broadcasting and Telecommunication.

Sang Yong Lee

Sang Yong Lee is editor-in-chief of Daily NK and previously spent a number of years working as one of the publication’s foreign correspondents in China, where he was subsequently detained with other North Korean human rights activists. He is also a North Korea analyst for a number of Korean Broadcasting System radio programs.

2018 Democracy Award Recipients

Honoring the Civil Society Movement for Human Rights and Democracy in North Korea

UNIFICATION MEDIA GROUP

UMG aims to provide residents of North Korea with credible, timely news and information, while reporting to the international community uncensored news from within the country.

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TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE WORKING GROUP

TJWG collects, documents and visualizes evidence of crimes against humanity in North Korea to support the ongoing effort to hold perpetrators accountable, and to bring victims’ needs and rights to mainstream awareness.

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CITIZENS ALLIANCE FOR NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS

NKHR is the world’s first and oldest NGO devoted fully to the advancement of North Korean human rights.

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NOW ACTION & UNITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

NAUH has been working to improve human rights conditions in North Korea and achieve a unified Korean Peninsula.

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