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Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seoul (서울의 평양 시민들)

Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seoul (서울의 평양 시민들)

DPRK News Room
0 HN recommenders · discussed 2021–2022
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About this video

A documentary on North Korean defectors in Seoul and the South Korean intelligence service (NIS, formerly KCIA), including accusations of shady dealings.

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HN cites it for its claims about NIS bribery of defectors and for defectors who say they want to go home.

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From the Hacker News discussion

mrobot · 2021-04 · reference

Here is a video that contains some accusations of bribery of defectors and other shady business by NIS (Korean CIA) [VIDEO]

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kleton · 2021-06 · reference

There are some people who "defected" accidentally. By happenstance they visited family in China expecting to return but got tricked by human traffickers and ended up in South Korea as defectors. There are a few of these people who say they want to go home. [VIDEO]

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drekk · 2022-01 · reference

One thing I find more odd is how American audiences treat the DPRK while also supporting the continued military puppet state that is the ROK. There were also a "lot of sources" supporting WMDs in Iraq. When what you're saying is the state department narrative it's not going to receive pushback. The US killed 20% of Koreans on the peninsula and reduced it all to rubble. Forgive my skepticism at the "humanitarian intentions". Especially when there are financial incentives to become a defector [0] There are also documentaries produced locally [1] and you can very well go on Weibo yourself and speak to North Koreans. [0] [LINK] [1] [VIDEO]

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