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October 13, 2024
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N.Korean defectors rally in support of state-sponsored textbook

Defector-turned-university student parodies 'Dear Leader' Park Geun-hye's push to revise textbooks

Defectors from North Korea organized a press conference in support of a government-designated history textbook in front of the headquarters of the main opposition party on Tuesday morning.

The alliance of five defectors' organizations, calling itself the "Alliance of defectors' organizations to protect the liberal democracy system," argued that the current history textbooks are biased, and follow North Korea's depiction of history.

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