Hyeon Soo Lim

• Canadian pastor freed from North Korean prison shares story of survival

  After being released from more than two years of imprisonment in North Korea, a Canadian pastor is sharing his story of survival.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2017
  
• Explained: Why Justin Trudeau thanked Sweden after North Korea released Canadian pastor

  With severed diplomatic ties and no embassy in North Korea, Canada had to designate a third country to protect its interests there.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2017
  
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• Canadian pastor ‘on his way home’ after years in North Korea prison, family says

  Relatives of a Canadian pastor released this week after more than two years in a North Korean prison said he is "on his way home" and they are anxious to be reunited with him.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2017
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• North Korean prisons: UN reports torture, starvation and execution

  There are an estimated 200,000 people, including children, imprisoned in North Korea, according to a report by the UN Commission of Inquiry’s on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

  World

  Aug 9, 2017
• Who is the Canadian pastor that was imprisoned in North Korea?

  Canadian citizen, Hyeon Soo Lim headed to North Korea in 2015 for a humanitarian mission. Months later he was imprisoned for trying overthrow Kim Jong Un’s authoritarian regime.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2017
• North Korea releases Canadian pastor serving life sentence in prison

  Hyeon Soo Lim, who served at one of the largest churches in Canada, he was sentenced to hard labour for life in December 2015 for what North Korea says was an attempt to overthrow the regime. 

  World

  Aug 9, 2017
• Canadian officials back in North Korea to discuss imprisoned pastor

  Canadian officials have traveled to North Korea to discuss the case of a Canadian pastor serving a life sentence there, a spokesman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2017
• Canadian pastor detained in North Korea granted meeting with Swedish ambassador

  Swedish Ambassador Torkel Stiernlof says he met Hyeon Soo Lim for 40 minutes last week. He said they discussed Lim's health and other matters, but refused to comment further.

  Mar 1, 2017
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• Canadian pastor imprisoned in North Korea meets Swedish ambassador

  A Canadian pastor serving a life sentence in North Korea has been allowed to meet with the Swedish ambassador in Pyongyang and telephone his family.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2017
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• Canadian officials meet pastor sentenced to life in prison in North Korea

  North Korea's state media says Canadian officials have met with a detained Ontario pastor who has been sentenced to life in prison in the country.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2016