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Dear Ruediger and Charles, and all others following this
thread!<br><br>
Again thank you very much for your interest in this case. Today I found
out that a special website dedicated to Prof. Song's case -
<a href="http://www.freesong.de/" eudora="autourl">http://www.freesong.de/</a>
- was set up in Germany by the "Maßnahmenkomitee in Europa zur Freilassung Prof. Song Du-Yul und zur Abschaffung des Nationalen Sicherheitsgesetzes" ("European Committee of Measures for Release of Prof. Song Du-Yul and Abolition of the National Security Law", if I got it right). It looks like the "Committee" is supported by Germany's Korea Verband and several Korea-related German academics. The website contains an online petition for Prof. Song's release, which, as I understand, can be signed separately by anybody sympathizing with Prof. Song's case. The site also contains a good - and growing - collection of the press materials on the case, both in Korean and German, as well as 8 (!) different petitions for Prof. Song's release, issued by different human rights and academic bodies inside and outside Korea. So, I guess that those wishing to help Prof. Song may either suffice themselves with signing that online petition, or draw a petition of our own - possibly with the emphasis upon Prof. Song's contribution in deeper understanding of Korea abroad, for example.<br><br>
With best wishes,<br><br>
Vladimir Tikhonov (Pak Noja). <br><br>
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Vladimir Tikhonov,<br>
Department of East European and Oriental Studies,<br>
Faculty of Arts,<br>
University of Oslo,<br>
P.b. 1030, Blindern, 0315, Oslo, Norway.<br>
Fax: 47-22854140; Tel: 47-22857118<br>
Personal web page: <a href="http://folk.uio.no/vladimit/" eudora="autourl">http://folk.uio.no/vladimit/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/volodyatikhonov/volodyatikhonov.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.geocities.com/volodyatikhonov/volodyatikhonov.html</a><br>
Electronic classrooms: East Asian/Korean Society and Politics:<br>
<a href="http://folk.uio.no/vladimit/eastasianstudies.htm" eudora="autourl">http://folk.uio.no/vladimit/eastasianstudies.htm</a><br>
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/uioeastasia2002/main.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.geocities.com/uioeastasia2002/main.html</a><br>
East Asian/Korean Religion and Philosophy:<br>
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/uioeastasia2003/classroom.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.geocities.com/uioeastasia2003/classroom.html</a><br>
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