Insights from German Unification: Dealing with Political Prisoners after Unification
During East Germany’s 41 years of the existence there were some 250,000 political prisoners.
During East Germany’s 41 years of the existence there were some 250,000 political prisoners.
One of the most difficult internal challenges Korea will face after unification is integrating the North Korean population into South Korean society.
While it is natural for there to be a desire for justice after a regime such as North Korea’s collapses, practical matters often intervene.
In the first and only free elections in the German Democratic Republic’s history East Germans, voted for political parties that ran on a platform of unification.