An Hyuk
| An Hyuk | |
| Hangul | 안혁 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 安赫 |
| Revised Romanization | An Hyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | An Hyŏk |
An Hyuk (born 1968) is a North Korean defector. He formerly lived as an expatriate in China, and repatriated to North Korea in 1986; however, he was accused of spying, and imprisoned at the Yodok concentration camp.[1] He escaped from North Korea together with Kang Chol-Hwan, whom he met while interned at Yodok.[2] Along with Kang and Lee Soon-ok, who was imprisoned in Kaechon concentration camp, he received the Democracy Award from the United States' National Endowment for Democracy in July 2003.[1]
Publications
- 강철환; 안혁 (1993), 《대왕의제전》 [The King's Festival], 서울: 향실, ISBN 978-89-85523-01-1, OCLC 29999004
- 안혁 (1995), 《요덕리스트》 [Yodok List], 서울: 천지미디어, ISBN 978-89-86144-02-4, OCLC 45322350
References
- 1 2 "Three N. Koreans Named Winner of NED's Democracy Award", YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea, 2003-07-16, retrieved 2010-02-26
- ↑ 양정아 (2005-06-15), "부시와 면담, 강철환은 누구인가? 함남 요덕 수용소 출신, 現 <북한민주화운동본부> 공동 대표", Daily NK, retrieved 2010-02-26
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