29 June 2000

Alert

Journalist prevented from entering North Korea


Incident details

Kim In-gu

journalist(s)

harassed

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is an IPI correction to alert:

With regard to IPI's North Korea alert of 28 June, we are informed that Kim Jong Il's correct title is Chairman of the National Defence Commission, NOT President of the Standing Committee.


Thanks

Michael Kudlak
Congress Co-ordinator, Press Freedom Adviser




Source:

International Press Institute
Spiegelgasse 2/29
A-1010 Vienna
Austria
ipi (@) freemedia.at
Phone: +43 1 5129011
Fax: +43 1 5129014
@globalfreemedia
 

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