<p>South Korea (MNN) &#8212; South Korea’s Constitutional Court <span ><strong><a href="https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/south-koreas-constitutional-court-strikes-down-law-banning-anti-pyongyang-leafleting/" >recently overturned</a></strong></span> a 2020 law that stopped people from sending anti-regime information to North Korea.</p> <p>North Korean defectors in South Korea often use helium balloons to carry leaflets and USB drives across the border.</p> <p>“Most of the launching is done by political groups, so the informati ..read more

<p><span >South Korea (MNN) — The landscape of Christianity and missions in South Korea is changing, and not necessarily for the better.</span></p> <p><span > On a podcast with </span><strong><span ><a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/mission_groups/voice-of-the-martyrs-canada/" >The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) Canada</a></span></strong><span >, VOM Korea’s Eric Foley explained, “Since 1989, the Church has been in numeric decline every year in South Korea.</span></p> <p><span >“Christ ..read more

<p>South Korea (MNN) — The government of South Korea has officially banned the practice of launching balloons into North Korea. The resolution passed only after opposing politicians tried to stop the process with a filibuster. It&#8217;s the first law of its kind; South Korean activists often take advantage of favorable winds to get leaflets or even money across the border. Read more about the situation <a href="https://apnews.com/article/seoul-south-korea-north-korea-legislation-moon-jae-in-23e329d4e25a8711be1a06859613a317?fbclid=IwAR2chXfQkbhhNTKOnpVb8rkiY4p2XNT3SJ59oCNVlu5AUg35 ..read more

<p>South Korea (MNN) &#8212; A believer awaits charges for launching Bible balloons from South Korea into North Korea. Last week, South Korean police recommended that prosecutors charge Eric Foley with Voice of the Martyrs Korea on three counts.</p> <p>“One of them is related to the violation of an inter-Korean exchange law. [This] is a law that regulates commerce between North and South Korea; anything you might be trying to sell from South Korea to North Korea would need to be pre-approved by the government,” Foley explains.</p> <p>The second charge relates ..read more

<p>South Korea (MNN) &#8212; <em>This interview has received some editing for brevity. However, it has largely been preserved in its original format for clarity. </em></p> <p>To learn more about the ongoing balloon launch investigations, read our previous article here. <a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/news/korean-balloon-launch-investigations-explained-part-1/" ><strong>Read Part One of our conversation here.</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Mission Network News (MNN)</strong>:&nbs ..read more

<p>South Korea (MNN) &#8212; <em>This interview has received some editing for brevity. However, it has largely been preserved in its original format for clarity. <a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/news/government-orders-a-halt-of-balloon-launches-into-north-korea/" ><strong>To learn more about the ongoing balloon launch investigations, read our previous article here.</strong></a></em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Mission Network News (MNN): </strong>Before we get any further, can you give us an upda ..read more

<p>South Korea (MNN) &#8212; <span ><strong><a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/news/south-korea-bible-launch-met-with-resistance/">Last month</a></strong></span>, North Korea demanded that South Korea stop all cross-border balloon launches. Two weeks later, South Korea <span ><strong><a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/news/bible-launches-now-illegal-in-south-korea/">officially banned</a></strong></span> all attempts to send material into North Korea. <span ><strong><a href="https://www.mnnonline.or ..read more

<p>South Korea (MNN) &#8212; What began as an activity restriction in South Korea is turning into an assault on religious freedom. In <span ><strong><a href="https://www.mnnonline.org/news/south-korea-bible-launch-met-with-resistance/">early June</a></strong></span>, police stopped Voice of the Martyrs Korea from sending Bibles across the border to North Korea. Today, the ministry and its co-founder, Eric Foley, face criminal investigations.</p> <p>“Balloon launching has been difficult every year since we began in 2005. [However], for t ..read more

<p>South Korea (MNN) &#8212; Time and again, headlines prove the need for believers in free nations to come alongside their oppressed brothers and sisters in Christ. Today’s report examines what it takes to stop believers from partnering with persecuted Christians.</p> <p>North Korea is the world’s worst persecutor of Christians. <a href="https://www.persecution.com/globalprayerguide/north-korea/" ><span ><strong>More on that here</strong></span>.</a> Based in South Korea, Voice of the Martyrs Korea supports persecuted Christians throug ..read more

<p>South Korea (MNN) &#8212; It’s a bittersweet new week in South Korea. <span ><strong><a href="https://vomkorea.com/en/2020/06/26/vomk-report-109/" >Last week</a></strong></span> brought perfect conditions to launch four Bible balloons into North Korea, which only happens a handful of times each year. <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2020/06/activist-group-launches-balloons-containing-bibles-towards-north-korea/" ><span ><strong>As described here</strong></span></a>, ministry staff tracks each balloon’s journey ..read more