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Discuss “Student group speaks out on behalf of North Korean refugees”

The Carnegie Mellon chapter of Liberation in North Korea (LiNK) promoted North Korea awareness last week by displaying 98 ribbons on the Cut, one for each North Korean that dies per hour from starvation.

Young Ko, a fifth-year architecture major and the coordinator and founder of the LiNK chapter, believes the ribbons serve as a reminder.

“Not only are we speaking out for 23 million North Koreans and 250,000 refugees, who are largely suffering from human rights violations both in the nation and in hiding, but we also want to [remind] them that they are not forgotten,” he said.

LiNK also encouraged awareness by placing posters on easels along the Cut, providing a free showing of Seoul Train, a documentary about North Korea, and tabling...

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