Ahn Hak-sop
Ahn Hak-sop is a 95-year-old veteran of the Korean War who has dedicated his life to the ideals of North Korea. After being captured in 1953 and imprisoned for over 42 years in South Korea for refusing to renounce his political beliefs, he has lived in poverty and isolation in his village near the North Korean border. Recently, he attempted to cross into North Korea, expressing a desire to spend his final days in the country he has remained loyal to, but was stopped by South Korean authorities citing national security laws.
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Ahn Hak Sop is attempting to return to North Korea after decades of imprisonment in South Korea.
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Switzerland· 2025-08-25
Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak-sop now has a single dying wish: to return to North Korea and be buried alongside his comrades.
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United States· 2025-08-24
Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak-sop now has a single dying wish.
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Ahn Hak-sop was a 95-year-old former North Korean prisoner of war who attempted to return to North Korea after decades in the South.
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United Kingdom· 2025-08-22
Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak-sop now has a single dying wish: to return to North Korea and be buried alongside his comrades.
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95-year-old Ahn Hak-sop now has a single dying wish: to return to North Korea and be buried alongside his comrades.
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Ahn Hak-sop now has a single dying wish: to return to North Korea and be buried alongside his comrades.
This 95-year-old former prisoner of war wants to return to North KoreaUnited States· 2025-08-20
Ahn Hak-sop has a final wish to die and be buried in North Korea, having remained loyal to its ideals throughout his life.
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Croatia· 2025-08-20Ahn Hak-sop has a final wish to die and be buried in North Korea, having remained loyal to its ideals throughout his life.
Jutarnji list - Htio je ići umrijeti u Sjevernu Koreju, došao do granice, zakoračio, a onda su ga zaustavili: 'Ili ću istjerati Amerikance ili umrijeti ovdje'Croatia· 2025-08-20