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North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity

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North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity is a group of North Korean dissidents resident in South Korea.

It was founded by Kim Heung Kwang in October 2008.

Overview

NKIS’s mission is to promote freedom, democratization, reform, and human rights for North Korea. Its activities include:

  • Conducting academic research on North Korea and unification
  • Researching ideas on the development and progression of North Korea
  • Cultivating the skills of North Korean defector intellectuals and fostering younger generations

    • The organization has also been known to smuggle in USB drives containing political information about South Korean governmental activities along with DVDs and other South Korean media content.

    References

    North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity Wikipedia
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