Anti-North activists in limbo


On the ground: Min-bok standing in front of a hydrogen tank he used to launch balloons carrying anti-Kim Jong-un leaflets near his home in Pocheon, South Korea. — Reuters

The equipment activist Lee Min-bok uses to send balloons laden with anti-Kim Jong-un leaflets across the border from South Korea into the North has been gathering dust and cobwebs for months.

When centre-left politician Lee Jae-myung won the June presidential election, Min-bok was among several South Korea-based activists who stopped their missions, anticipating a crackdown by the new, pro-engagement admi­nistration.

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