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Real stories from North Korea: human rights activism among defectors

Real stories from North Korea: human rights activism among defectors What is life really like in one of the world’s most secretive countries? Why have people risked their lives to escape the regime of the Kim dynasty? What caused their loyalty to fade? Listen to the inspiring voices of North Korean defectors who have lived […]

2016 Korean Film Festival

The "2016 Korean Film Festival" hosted by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Toronto in partnership with The Korea Foundation will be held June 24th-25th, 2016 at the TIFF Bell Light Box Cinema 3. This year's Festival presents four renowned films:  June 24th (Friday)       19:00   Opening Ceremony       […]

Contemporary North Korean Art: The Evolution of Socialist Realism

An exhibition on North Korean art curated by BG Muhn, artist and Professor at Georgetown University, will open at the American University Museum. The forms and structure of contemporary North Korean art, a central and highly developed dimension of the national culture, are largely unknown to the outside world. This exhibition, the first of its […]