Press Release – South Koreans rally to condemn Maduro’s election fraud in Venezuela, following in the steps of Kim Jong-un’s totalitarianism
Venezuela’s President Maduro speaks during a rally on April 13, 2024 (Image | StringerAL, courtesy of Shutterstock)
Seoul, South Korea – Over 300 representatives and members from leading Korean civic groups and North Korean defector organizations will gather in Seoul on August 17 to hold a rally condemning the fraudulent election practices of the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
Venezuela’s dictatorship is not only brutal but also plagued by crime, corruption, and widespread hunger, which have forced 8 million people to flee the country and scatter across the globe. The regime operates the largest torture center in the West and has imprisoned over 2,000 political prisoners in the last three weeks alone. Despite the opposition’s victory in the July 28 election, Maduro has falsely declared himself the winner through fraudulent vote counting.
Recently, he even banned the use of communication apps like TikTok, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter) in Venezuela. His fear of people communicating with one another closely mirrors the totalitarianism of Kim Jong-un’s regime in North Korea.
We, Korean civic groups, strongly condemn these actions and want to show Korea’s support and solidarity with Venezuela’s opposition and democratic forces. We will announce a formal statement and distribute it on-site tomorrow, local time.
We invite the media and the public to join us.
August 16, 2024
Event Details:
- Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 2:00 PM KST
- Location: In front of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Gwanghwamun, Seoul, South Korea
- Contact: 010-9077-6759
Participating Organizations
- Citizens Assembly for Ethical North Korean Human Rights Law and Unification
- Coalition of South Korean NGOs and North Korean Defectors
- Committee for the Democratization of North Korea
- Korea Elderly Human Rights Association
- Lawyers for Human Rights and Unification of Korea
- North Korea Strategy Center
- North Korean Human Rights Association
- People for Successful Corean Reunification
- SNK Global Center
- World Union for North Korea Woman Defectors
To read the Korean version of this press release, please follow this link.
Chan-il is the Founder and Executive Director of the World North Korea Research Center. He oversees the center’s mission to serve as a prominent think tank dedicated to North Korean studies. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Korea University, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in political science from Konkuk University.
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