North Korean defectors to tell their stories at April 27 Newsmaker

A delegation of North Korean defectors will begin the 12th Annual North Korea Freedom Week with a Newsmaker event on Monday, April 27, at 9 a.m. in the Murrow Room.

Before testifying on Capitol Hill, meeting with State Department officials and visiting the U.N., the group of defectors – which includes former military and eyewitnesses to slave labor operations, political prison camps and similar activities – will share information, release photographs and discuss their ideas for bringing about change in North Korea.

Like all Newsmaker events, this news conference is open to credentialed press and NPC members, free of charge. No advance registration is required

For mpore information, contact Peter Hickman at 301-367-7711 or [email protected].