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South Korean activists detained in China: SeoulSeoul (AFP) May 15, 2012 Four South Korean activists have been detained in China since March on suspicion of spying after they interviewed North Korean refugees living in hiding there, an anti-Pyongyang group said Tuesday. South Korea's foreign ministry confirmed the four were arrested in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian on March 29 on charges of "endangering state security". One of the four is Kim Young-Hwan, a former leader of an underground leftist party who became an activist opposing Pyongyang's regime. Nam ... read more |
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