Title Without freedom of religion or belief in North Korea / Étienne Havet and Lucas Gaudreau, editors

Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2010]

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Description 1 online resource Series Religion and spirituality Religion and spirituality series. Contents WITHOUT FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF IN NORTH KOREA; WITHOUT FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF IN NORTH KOREA ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; A PRISON WITHOUT BARS: REFUGEE AND DEFECTOR TESTIMONIES OF SEVERE VIOLATIONS OF FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF IN NORTH KOREA ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; Highlights from the Second Round of Interviews ; Variations over Time: Evolution Perhaps, but Little or No Basic Improvement ; DPRK Police Testimony: Breaking up South Korean Spy Rings ; Conclusion: Severe Religious Freedom Violations ; 2. TESTIMONY ON THE STATE OF FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF IN NORTH KOREA I. The State of Religious Freedom Specific Responses on the Overall State of Religious Freedom in North Korea ; II. Awareness of or Participation in Religious Activities ; Specific Responses on the Awareness of or Participation in Religious Activity ; III. The Propagation and Practice of KimIlSungism; Specific Reponses on the Practice of KimIlSungism ; 3. RELIGIOUS LIFE IN NORTH KOREA: CONTINUED REPRESSION, CLANDESTINE EXISTENCE, AND THE GROWTH OF SHAMANISM; I. Buddhism in North Korea ; Specific Responses on the Existence of Buddhist Life and Practice II. The Existence of Clandestine Protestant Activity: An Inconclusive Picture Specific Responses on Clandestine Religious Activity ; III. TheWidespread Re-emergence of Shamanism and Fortune-Telling ; Specific Responses on the Existence of Folk Beliefs and Shamanism ; 4. EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE PERSECUTION OF MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND REPATRIATED REFUGEES ; Specific Responses on the Repression of Individuals on Account of their Religious Belief, Affiliation, or Practice ; I. Persecution of Refugees along the North Korean-Chinese Border Specific Responses on Refugee Lives in China after Fleeing North Korea II. Treatment of North Korean Refugees after Repatriation from China; Specific Interviewee Descriptions of and Responses on the Treatment of Refugees Who Have Had Contact with Religious Groups and Organizations in China ; 5. THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF REPRESSION: TESTIMONIES OF FORMER SECURITY AGENCY OFFICIALS; I. The Roles and Methods of the PSA and NSA ; Specific Responses on Surveillance Methods of the PSA and NSA ; Specific Responses on Training Given to Uncover Clandestine Religious Activity II. Uncovering Clandestine Religious Activity: The Training and Tactics of Security Agencies in the DPRK Specific Responses on Tactics Used to Uncover Clandestine Religious Activity; III. NSA and PSA Operations along the China-North Korea Border ; Specific Responses on Interrogation by the NSA and PSA ; IV. Religion as a Security and Ideological Threat ; Specific Responses of Former North Korean Security Agents ; APPENDIX 1: METHODOLOGY FOR AND INFORMATION ON THE NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE INTERVIEWS ; I. The Interview Questions Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Freedom of religion -- Korea (North) Human rights -- Korea (North) Religious tolerance -- Korea (North) POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. Freedom of religion Human rights Religious tolerance Korea (North) Form Electronic book Author Havet, Étienne Gaudreau, Lucas LC no. 2019714062 ISBN 9781612099095 1612099092

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