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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Why This Is Important
Innocent North Korean refugees, some of which are our friends and family, are at risk of execution if repatriated to North Korea on February 20th.
This case is important because it is the first arrest of North Korean refugees in China after Kim Jung-il's death. Kim Jung-un, the son of Kim Jung-il and NK's current leader, declared that refugees who flee North Korea during the 100-day mourning period of his father's death would be annihilated along with their families. 30 have been caught, but many more lives are at risk -- North Koreans that are caught trying to defect are faced with the cruelest death sentence, often preceded by a long process of torture or excruciating labor. This is because the North Korean government perceives defectors as the number one threat to their authority.
If the international community, especially China, doesn’t take a strong stance on saving North Korean refugees once and for all, they are guilty of supporting the death of thousands of innocent lives. China has the power and opportunity to rewrite history and stop one of the greatest atrocities of our time -- on behalf of our friends and family, we plea, please help #SaveMyFriend!
지난 2월 8일, 탈북자 10명이 중국 랴오닝성 선양시 공안국에 체포됐습니다. 이들은 다른 지역에서 체포된 21명과 함께 억류돼 있고 공안당국은 늦어도 20일까지 이들은 북송할 예정이라고 합니다. 친구의 여동생이 바로 그들 중 한명입니다.
북한은 최근 김정일 사망 애도기간(3월말까지)에 탈북하면 3대를 멸족시키겠다고 경고했습니다. 이들이 북송되면 북한에서도 가장 열악하고 참혹한 수용소에 종신 수용될 것입니다.
따라서 우리는 30명의 생명을 구할때까지 전세계가 참여하는 서명 운동을 멈추지 않고 계속할 것입니다.
무고한 생명, 우리의 가족과 친구들이 죽지 않게 여러분의 목소리가 필요합니다.
여러분이 서명하시기 위해 쓰는 30초가 30명의 생명을 살립니다!
트위터를 사용하시는 분들은 #SaveMyFriend http://bit.ly/xgfpIf 를 트윗해주세요.
트위터 계정 @SaveMyFriend을 통해 실시간으로 소식을 전하겠습니다.
www.savemyfriend.org를 기억해주세요!
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