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Suh Sung | |
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| Born | 3 April 1945 Kyoto, Japan |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Language | Japanese, Korean |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Education Seoul National University |
| Notable works | Unbroken Spirits: Nineteen Years in South Korea's Gulag (1994) |
| Notable awards | Tada Yoko Human Rights Award (1994) |
| Spouse | Pak Sunmi |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Suh Joon-sik (brother) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서승 |
| Hanja | 徐勝 |
| Revised Romanization | Seo Seung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Sŭng |
Suh Sung (Korean: 서승; born 3 April 1945) is a Zainichi Korean professor, writer, and former political prisoner.
Early life and arrest
Suh was born on 3 April 1945 in Kyoto, Japan, to Zainichi Korean parents. He received his elementary and secondary school education in Japan, and graduated from Tokyo University of Education in March 1968. Suh then travelled to South Korea to continue his studies at the Graduate School of Sociology at Seoul National University, during the regime of Park Chung-hee.[1]
On 18 April 1971, shortly after returning to South Korea from a trip to Japan to see his family, Suh was arrested under false[better source needed] pretenses of being a North Korean spy and sentenced to life imprisonment.[2] While in custody and under heavy interrogation and torture, Suh lit himself on fire, but survived with severe burns to his face. Suh's sentenced was reduced to 20 years on 21 December 1988, and he was released on 28 February 1990, after being imprisoned for nearly 19 years.[1][3] He has been described as a political prisoner.[4]
Later career
Suh is currently Professor of International Studies at Ritsumeikan University in Japan. His autobiography Unbroken Spirits: Nineteen Years in South Korea's Gulag details his experience as a political prisoner.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Suh, Sung (2001). Unbroken Spirits: Nineteen Years in South Korea's Gulag. United States: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780742501218. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "〈在日朝鮮人女性の人間的遺産〉 徐兄弟の母 呉己順さん?" (in Japanese). 22 October 2006. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Spy-framed ethnic Koreans seek restoration of visa". koreatimes. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Report Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate by the Department of State in Accordance with Sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1991. p. 933.
External links
- Alvin L. Jacobson, South Korean Sociologist Imprisoned, Footnotes (American Sociological Association) 16 (January): 8. [1]
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