Seoul activist accuses China of torture at North Korea's behest

after nearly four months' detention accused Chinese authorities on Monday of torturing him and three colleagues for working with North Korean refugees and said North Korea was probably behind the ill-treatment.Kim Young-hwan and three other activists were returned to the South in July after being held by's state security for conspiring to harm China's national interests. Beijing has denied torturing...

South Korean Activist Presses Seoul, Beijing

visitSEOUL—A South Korean activist who says he was tortured by Chinese police earlier this year said Monday he'll keep pressing officials in both countries to acknowledge the alleged treatment and find ways to prevent it from happening again.South Korean officials say China hasn't responded to South Korea's official inquiries about its four-month detention of Kim Young-hwan and three other South Koreans...

'Tortured' activist blasts S. Korea on China diplomacy

A South Korean activist detained and allegedly tortured in China for helping North Korean refugees on Monday said Seoul should have taken a tougher stance with Beijing to win his freedom instead of relying on "quiet diplomacy".Mr Kim Young Hwan said the torture exposed a "serious flaw" in relations between Seoul and Beijing."I hope my case will help reduce the torture of political prisoners in China,"...