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South Korean Political Prisoners Protest
Loaded on Dec. 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
December, 1995, page 13
In early August, 1995, hundreds of political prisoners began a hunger strike to demand their freedom and the end of national security laws that prohibit contact with people in North Korea. The government denied the strike was taking place and stated that anyone taking part would be denied release because ...
Filed under:
Political Prisoners,
Hunger Strikes,
Sentencing,
Pardons/Clemency,
Prisoners-International.
Location:
Korea, South.
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