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Seoul Bans Anti-North Korea Leaflet Drops

Jason Strother

   SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's National Assembly has passed a law
   that penalizes activists who send anti-North Korean material across the
   border.

   Human rights groups have for years sent items such as leaflets, USB
   sticks, money and Bible verses to North Korea, mostly by way of large
   balloons that are carried by wind over the demilitarized zone. But
   after South Korea's ruling party successfully pushed through new
   legislation in the country's parliament on Monday, dispatching any
   unauthorized material is now illegal.

   The measure will largely impact activists, including North Korean
   defector-led organizations and Christian missionaries, whose balloon
   launches have drawn international media attention as well as
   condemnation from governments in both Pyongyang and more recently
   Seoul.

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