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Kenneth Bae Longest Serving American Prisoner in North Korea

11/5/2013

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International Christian Concern
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Media Contact: Ryan Morgan, Regional Manager for Southeast Asia RM-SEAsia@persecution.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Christian Missionary Kenneth Bae Becomes Longest Serving American Prisoner
in North Korea Since Korean War
One Year Anniversary of Arrest Passed on Nov. 3

11/04/2013
Washington, D.C.
International Christian Concern

International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Christian missionary Kenneth Bae recently became the longest known American detainee in North Korea since the end of the Korean War. Kenneth marked one year in detention yesterday, after being arrested by North Korean authorities in the port city of Rajin on Nov. 3, 2012. According to the National Committee on North Korea, the Communist dictatorship has not held any known U.S. citizen longer than 12 months since a cease-fire between South and North Korea was signed in 1953. Earlier this year, ICC sources confirmed that Kenneth, an active Christian missionary based in China, was most likely arrested because of his faith-related activities around the country. Practicing Christianity is completely forbidden in North Korea, and even minor violations, including the possession of a Bible, are ruthlessly punished. Kenneth was sentenced in May to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly committing "hostile acts" against the North Korean regime.

Human rights organizations estimate that tens of thousands of North Korean Christians are currently imprisoned in labor camps across the country. Last week Michael Kirby, the chairman of a United Nations commission investigating abuses committed by the regime, said he was moved to tears by testimony from those who had escaped the notorious labor camps. North Korea is consistently listed as the top persecutor of Christians in the world.

North Korea has rebuffed or ignored multiple requests by the U.S. State Department and Kenneth's family for his release on humanitarian grounds. In late August, Robert King, the U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, was turned around at the last minute after initially being granted permission to visit Pyongyang to seek Kenneth's release. Last month Kenneth's mother, Myunghee Bae, was allowed to visit her son briefly, but was forced to leave the country with no indication of if or when he might be released. Myunghee confirmed that Kenneth's health has improved slightly since August, when he was hospitalized after losing nearly 50 pounds in the labor camp. Kenneth reportedly suffers from several serious health issues, including diabetes, an enlarged heart, and gallstones.

Ryan Morgan, International Christian Concern's Regional Manager for East Asia, said, "Yesterday we marked with great sadness the one-year anniversary of Kenneth Bae's detainment. Kenneth has now been held longer by the North Korean regime than any other known U.S. citizen. Our prayers are with his family during this incredibly difficult time and we again renew our call for his release to the North Korean authorities. No one should ever face imprisonment simply because of their religious beliefs, yet thousands upon thousands of men, women, and children are living in what has been described as hell on earth simply because they choose to be Christian. Our hope is that the world takes this highly unfortunate anniversary as an opportunity to wake up to what is happening behind the closed walls of North Korea and to call with one voice for an end to the atrocities being committed by Kim Jong-un's malignant regime."

For interviews, contact Ryan Morgan, Regional Manager for Southeast Asia:   RM-SEAsia@persecution.org

 

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