History & Heroes Of the Korean DMZ: 1953 to Today
DMZ vets may recall the North Korean propaganda leaflets often found in the ‘Z. Back then the US and RoK sent their own leaflets to the North, but in recent years the RoK government has not only stopped much of its own propaganda efforts but madeit illegal for defectors from North Korea to do it…
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“The demilitarized zone metaverse ‘expand[s] the real experience of the DMZ with personalized avatars and immersive technology,’ South Korea’s Unification Ministry, which developed the platform, said in a statement.” Visit the virtual DMZ here.
“The man’s case is rare — while more than 10,000 North Korean defectors have arrived in South Korea in the past decade, just 30 have returned home, where they face the prospect of being put into forced labor camps, according to official South Korean data. But defectors and advocates say even if the man’s rationale…
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