As the Human Rights Council prepares to look into the situation in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)) ...

Technology has allowed North Korea to increase control of its citizens over the last decade with some being executed for ...

The number of inmates in North Korea’s political prison camps has increased slightly as authorities apply the “Reactionary ...

The North Korean government is reportedly increasing the implementation of the death penalty, including for people caught ...

A UN report says North Korea is executing people for watching and sharing foreign films and TV. Escapees report public ...

This includes an increase in the use of the death penalty and major steps backward in freedom of expression. Read more at ...

Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his communist beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak ...

North Korea is banned from trading arms and military equipment under UN sanctions A Chinese national has been sentenced to eight years in prison for smuggling firearms and other military items to ...