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Yoon should not impede interaction between ordinary North and South Koreans

Non-state actors in both countries have right to meet and communicate, including in person, by balloon or other means
Eric Foley July 15, 2022
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Yoon should not impede interaction between ordinary North and South Koreans
A North Korean family rides a tram in Pyongyang | Image: NK News (Oct. 2016)

The following article is an opinion piece by Eric Foley, CEO of the Voice of the Martyrs Korea. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

As CEO of a nongovernmental organization (NGO), I faced criminal charges during the Moon Jae-in administration for sending Bibles by balloon to North Korea. So some have asked whether I expect better days ahead under new President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Another group famous for its balloon launches — Park Sang-hak’s Fighters for a Free North Korea — emphatically celebrated the new administration, launching1 million

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