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South Korea deports American over positive N. Korea comments

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Korean-American woman accused of praising rival North Korea in a recent lecture was deported from South Korea on Saturday, in the latest in a series of cases that critics say infringe on the country’s freedom of speech.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Associated Press, Culture Ministry, Farhan Haq, Kim Du-yeol, Kim Jong-un, National Security Law, North Korean-style, North Koreans, President Park Geun-hye, SEOUL, Shin Eun-mi, South Korean, State Department, United Nations, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

Acts of bravery emerge from pilloried ship crew

April 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Youkyung Lee and Foster Klug Associated Press MOKPO, South Korea (AP) – As the ferry sank, some crew members gave their lifejackets to passengers. One refused to leave until she shepherded students off the ship, and was later found dead. Others worked from rescue boats to break windows with hammers and pull trapped people […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Ahn Sang-don, Ahn So-hyun, Associated Press, Captain Lee Joon-seok, Foster Klug, Hyung-jin Kim, Jindo April, Lee Joung-hwa, MOKPO, Oh Yong-seok, Park Ji-young, Passenger Koo Bon-hee, President Park Geun-hye, South Koreans, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, Yang Dae-hong, Yang Jung-jin

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