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35,380 (North Korean claim) North Korea South Korea United States Air Force (North Korean claim) North Korea claims that the U.S. engaged in a large massacre that occurred over a 52 day period in Sinchon, North Korea. [3] [4] Sunchon tunnel massacre: October 1950 Pyongyang 68 North Korea [5] [6] Onsong concentration camp riot massacre May 1987
In North Korea, any perceived criticism of the country's political leaders is seen as a grave offense. Treason is also taken very seriously; traitorous behaviour may include attempting to escape to South Korea, or simply praising any aspect of South Korean culture. Crossing the northern border into China or Russia is also illegal, but this law ...
Today there are six political prison camps in North Korea, with the size determined from satellite images [29] and the number of prisoners estimated by former prisoners and NGOs. [30] [31] Most of the camps are documented in testimonies of former prisoners and, for all of them, coordinates and satellite images are available.
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in North Korea.It is used for many offences, such as grand theft, murder, rape, drug smuggling, treason, espionage, political dissent, defection, piracy, consumption of media not approved by the government and proselytizing religious beliefs that contradict the practiced Juche ideology. [1]
Illegally entering North Korea [17] Aijalon Gomes: 25 January 2010: 26 August 2010: 213 Illegally entering North Korea [18] Eddie Yong Su Jun: November 2010: 28 May 2011 ~208 "Committing a crime" against North Korea [19] Kenneth Bae: 3 November 2012: 8 November 2014: 735 Unauthorized religious activity [20] [21] [22] Merrill Newman: 26 October ...
On Sept. 6, law enforcement seized about 50,000 rounds of 9-millimeter ammunition — stored in his white Ford van — that he'd allegedly obtained to send to North Korea, authorities said.
Pages in category "Massacres committed by North Korea" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Low-slung buildings, blue huts and somber soldiers dot the border village of Panmunjom inside the DMZ, or demilitarized zone, the swath of land between North and South Korea where a U.S. soldier ...