By Cheryl K. Chumley, The Washington Times North Korea tyrant Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered that 33 Christians believed to be working alongside South Korean Baptist missionary Kim Jung-wook be put to death. The South Korean missionary — who was arrested last year — and his accomplices have reportedly started 500 or so underground churches,…
By Katherine Weber John Short, the 75-year-old Christian missionary who was recently freed from imprisonment in North Korea, said remembering Bible scriptures helped him through his “grueling” 13-day investigation by government authorities. “There were two-hour sessions each morning, which were repeated again in the afternoons,” Short, originally from South Australia, told the Australian Associated Press, adding…
By Choonsik Yoo (Reuters) – North Korea freed a Australian missionary who had been jailed for promoting Christianity on Monday, releasing a picture of a handwritten confession by the elderly man who was arrested last month. John Short was picked up at Beijing airport by an Australian embassy vehicle and did not speak, according to…
By Stoyan Zaimov Reacting to imprisoned Christian missionary Kenneth Bae’s recent press conference in North Korea where he seemingly admitted guilt to a serious crime, Bae’s sister expressed pain and asked for mercy for his release. She also urged President Barack Obama to do all he can to secure his return back home in America….
By Stoyan Zaimov Christian Missionary Kenneth Bae, who is being held captive in North Korea, “confessed” in a new video that he is guilty of a “serious crime” and said Kim Jong-Un’s government does not abuse human rights, a statement that experts are saying was clearly given under duress. “I would like to plead with…
By Nicola Kenzie Kenneth Bae, a U.S. citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor by North Korean officials for alleged plans to overthrow the government, has been moved to a medical facility due to his failing health, his sister told supporters during a vigil at a Seattle church over the weekend. Terri Chung, speaking…
By Stoyan Zaimov The family of Kenneth Bae, the Christian missionary and U.S. citizen who has been in prison for nine months in North Korea, is pleading for his release as they have received troubling news about his deteriorating health. “He doesn’t know how much longer his body can stand the physical labor,” said Terri…