North Korean NED Grantee Ji Seong-ho honored with Oxi Courage Award

North Korean defector-turned-activist Ji Seong-ho received the 2017 Oxi Day Foundation Oxi Courage Award at a gala celebration in Washington, DC on October 26. After barely surviving a terrible...

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Will Jangmadang (Markets) Lead to an Eventual Opening of North Korea?

About the Event Since the mid-1990s, when an estimated one million people died from starvation or hunger-related illnesses during the famine that plagued North Korea, jangmadang (private markets) have emerged as a critical means...

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North Korea: Why Human Rights Must Come First

Remarks by NED President Carl Gershman at the conference “North Korea: The Human Condition and Security Nexus” Washington, D.C. February 19, 2016 The title of this conference and the context in...

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