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Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung is a Seoul correspondent at NK News. Before joining NK News, she covered disinformation and technology with a focus on the Korean Peninsula at Coda Story.
The U.S. designated North Korea as a violator of religious freedom under the International Religious Freedom Act for the 21st consecutive time, the State Department announced on Wednesday.
In a statement released Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to press all governments to “remedy shortcomings” in their laws and practices, calling for the international community’s urgent attention to the matter.