‘North Korea Freedom Week’ is co-organized by NGOs in South Korea as well as the international community to promote the freedom and human rights of North Korean people, which is held in the last week of April.
The events of North Korea Freedom Week focus on raising awareness on dire human rights situation that North Korean people face every day, and open to the public so that anyone can join.
The 18th North Korea Freedom Week is organized by the Honorary Chairman Suzanne Scholte of North Korea Freedom Coalition, and the representatives of North Korean defector NGOs and civil society leaders cooperate to form the Organizing Committee.
Monday, April 26, 5:00 PM EST | Tuesday, April 27 6:00 AM KST
Taking on the theme of Open Hearts... will be Nicholas Eberstadt and Olivia Schieber of the American Enterprise Institute who will be hosting several high ranking North Korean escapees for a discussion of the human rights situation in North Korea...and South Korea. They will be exploring ways to reach the elites in power with the truth and why that has become more difficult under the current government in South Korea.
Register here: https://www.nkfw.org/registration/open-hearts
Wednesday, April 28, 5:00 PM EST | Thursday, April 29, 6:00 AM KST
Taking on the theme of Open Minds... will be Bruce Klingner and Olivia Enos of the Heritage Foundation who will host two panel sessions: one with North Korean escapees explaining what led them to escape, what opened their minds to the outside world, and then a second session will feature North Korea defector NGO leaders who have been leading efforts to open more minds by getting information into North Korea.
Register here: https://www.nkfw.org/registration/open-minds
Wednesday, April 28, 7:00 PM EST, Thursday, April 29, 8:00 AM KST
Taking on the theme of Open Borders... will be Dr. Pavel Klein of the Isabella Foundation who will host a session on the current state of the vulnerable population especially children in North Korea and how can humanitarian assistance be provided to address this population.
The defectors also want to explore during this session ways to open borders so that divided families can reunite and be in communication with each other.
Register here: https://www.nkfw.org/registration/open-borders
April 28, 2021 - International Day of Prayer and Fasting for North Korea
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