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South Korean rights groups decry recent forced repatriations of North Koreans who fled to China as

South Korean rights groups decry recent forced repatriations of North Koreans who fled to China as "barbaric act"

The "National Alliance against Forced Repatriation of North Korean Defectors," in which organizations such as the "Movement for Investigating Truth about Forced Repatriation of North Korean Defectors" and "Esther Prayer Movement" participate, held a press conference opposing the forced repatriation of North Korean defectors by the Chinese government on the afternoon of June 3rd in front of the Seoul Central Post Office near the Chinese Embassy in Myeongdong, Seoul.

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