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South Koreans Use Balloons To Float Propaganda DVDs To North Korea

For years, South Korean activists have been sending pro-democracy propaganda to the politically and informationally isolated citizens of North Korea via balloon, in an attempt to share information about Kim Jong Il and his regime. Generally, it’s information that is either censored or illegal in the communist country. Sometimes it’s Bible verses. Today, AFP reports the activists sent out their latest bunch of information balloons even after Kim Jong Il threatened to attack them. Here’s what they put inside.


June 12, 2010
Entertainment

Taking The Cove, The Incredible Account Of Dolphin Slaughter, To Japanese Theaters

The Cove, last year’s Academy Award winner for Best Documentary, is an incredible account of the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. Now the crew needs help bringing the damning film to the Japanese public.