2015年5月、外国特派員協会から「報道の自由の友」賞（Friend of the Free Press）」受賞。
2015年1月13日に報道ステーションでコメンテーターとして生出演していた古賀は、ISILによる日本人拘束事件について、「安倍総理はカイロの演説で、ISILと戦う国には支援を行うと発言したが、すでに誘拐されていることが分かっていたのに、誘拐犯と戦う人を支援すると言ったら、誘拐犯を刺激する。日本は、アメリカやイギリスと同じような戦争をする国だと思われつつある。私達は、後藤さんのような人こそ助けなくてはいけないと思っていて、安倍さんとは違うんだということを、私だったら、『I am not ABE』と言うプラカードを掲げて、日本人は違いますよと、戦後ずっと戦争をしていませんよと。憲法では、日本のことを攻めてこないような人たちのことを一方的に敵だなんて絶対に言いませんよと伝える。」と発言した。この発言の真意について、古賀は、神奈川新聞のインタビューで「首相によって、日本のイメージが根本的に変えられようとしていて、今止めなければ取り返しのつかないことになると考えました。安倍首相のやろうとしていることは日本人の気持ちではない、と考えた上での発言です。」と説明している[11]。
最後の出演となった2015年3月27日に報道ステーションでコメンテーターとして生出演していた古賀は、「テレビ朝日の早河洋会長と古舘プロジェクトの会長の意向で今日が最後ということになりました」「菅義偉官房長官をはじめ、官邸の皆さんにはバッシングを受けてきた」と話し、「I am not ABE」と書かれたフリップを提示し、「官邸からまたいろんな批判が来るかもしれないが、陰で言わないでほしい。直接私のところに文句を言ってきて」と発言した[12][13]。また「単なる安倍批判ではない」とした上で「'圧力で（当番組の）編集担当の方が辞めさせられると聞いた」と発言し、放送後番組幹部から「ニュースに関係無いこと言うな」「段取りと違う」と怒られたという[14]。
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Suzanne Scholte (born 1959, Connecticut) is an American human rights activist and congressional candidate. She is the president of the Defense Forum Foundation.[1] She is also the Vice Co-Chair of the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea.[2] She has received many awards, including the Seoul Peace Prize[3] in 2008 and the Walter Judd Freedom Award[4] in 2010.
Activism[edit]
The Seoul Peace Prize award, instituted in 1990 and given biennially, was declared at the Korea Press Center to honor Scholte for the contributions she made to the cause of North Korean peoples' freedom and human rights and the refugees of Western Sahara. She also chairs the U.S.–Western Sahara Association. "I feel ashamed but also I feel honored. It is a great honor to receive this great prize even when I just did what I should do," she said.[5] Scholte started her career as the youngest-ever chief-of-staff to a U.S. Member of Congress. Before promoting human rights in North Korea, she had worked for the promotion of human rights in the Soviet Union and Cuba.[5]
In 2011, Scholte, as the president of the Defense Forum Foundation and the North Korea Freedom Coalition, started a project called Operation Rising Eagle to rescue 15 North Koreans stranded in China, mostly orphans who had fled there. Although the operation proved unsuccessful, three of the youngest among the children were rescued and granted asylum in the United States as refugees in 2012. Scholte has since been lobbying with the U.S. government to expedite the process of providing asylum to North Korean refugees.[6]
Besides the Seoul Peace Prize and the Walter Judd Freedom Award, Scholte was also awarded the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal in 2013.[7] She is also the chairman and founding member of the North Korea Freedom Coalition.[8]
2014 congressional campaign[edit]
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014 § District 11
In 2014, Scholte announced her intention to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 11th congressional district. She won the nomination at a convention on May 11, 2014, and lost against the incumbent Gerry Connolly in the November election.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Scholte graduated from the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, and received an Honorary Doctorate in Education from Koshin University, Busan, South Korea. She is married to Chadwick R. Gore and has three sons.[7]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "The Board of Directors of the Defense Forum Foundation". defenseforumfoundation.org. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
2.Jump up ^ "The Board of Directors". hrnk.org. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
3.Jump up ^ "Suzanne Scholte Wins Seoul Peace Prize".
4.Jump up ^ "Walter Judd Freedom Award". tfas.org. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
5.^ Jump up to: a b "Suzanne Scholte awarded for her Western Sahara work". vest-sahara.no. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
6.Jump up ^ Chi-dong, Lee. "Scholte: S. Korea was helpful in rescue efforts for N. Korean defectors". Global Post. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
7.^ Jump up to: a b "Suzanne Scholte's Biography of Work for North Korea Human Rights". defenseforumfoundation.org. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
8.Jump up ^ "Public Members". nkfreedom.org. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
9.Jump up ^ Press, The Associated. "Scholte wins GOP nomination to challenge Connolly in Va.'s 11th".
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“Greg Scarlatoiu, with the U.S.-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea said he was disappointed that human rights was not discussed in any substantial way, but noted that the summit is the beginning of a longer diplomatic process.” (@VOANews)
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HRNK @committeehrnk · 6月14日
“Greg Scarlatoiu, with the U.S.-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea said he was disappointed that human rights was not discussed in any substantial way, but noted that the summit is the beginning of a longer diplomatic process.” (@VOANews)
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“Greg Scarlatoiu, with the U.S.-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea said he was disappointed that human rights was not discussed in any substantial way, but noted that the summit is the beginning of a longer diplomatic process.” (@VOANews)
“Greg Scarlatoiu, with the U.S.-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea said he was disappointed that human rights was not discussed in any substantial way, but noted that the summit is the beginning of a longer diplomatic process.” (@VOANews)
