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North Korea Executes People For Sharing Foreign Films, TV Series: UN Report
North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign media, including television shows like popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, a U.N. human rights report said on Friday.
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North Korea Deepens Repression With More Surveillance, Executions: UN Report
Repression in North Korea has deepened across many areas, with heightened surveillance, expanded use of forced labour and more frequent executions, making it the most restrictive country in the world, a UN human rights report said on Friday.
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If West Aids Ukraine, Why Can't North Korea Help Us? Russia Asks At UN
Russia's envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday questioned why its allies like North Korea could not help Moscow in its war against Ukraine given Western countries claim the right to help Kyiv.
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Public Executions, Forced Labour Camps: Kim Jong Un's Worst Brutalities
Kim Jong Un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, has long been a figure of international controversy, fear and condemnation. His regime, marked by severe human rights abuses and ruthless governance, has committed some of the most horrific atrocities.
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22-Year-Old Killed In North Korea For Watching K-Pop: Report
North Korea enforces strict control over information and entertainment, imposing severe punishments for violations.
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China Opposes UN Security Council Meeting On North Korea Rights
China opposes a planned United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea because it will only "intensify confrontation and antagonism," a spokesperson for China's U.N. mission in New York said on Monday.
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"North Koreans' Right To Life Greatly Threatened": South Korean Report
North Korea executes people for drugs, sharing South Korean media, and religious activities as it stifles its citizens' human rights and freedom, its rival, South Korea, said in a report on Thursday.
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North Korea Slams UN Chief's "Unfair" Condemnation Over Missile Launch
North Korea rejected today condemnation by the United Nations chief of its recent ballistic missile launches, saying it was "unfair and unbalanced" and ignored Pyongyang's right to self-defence.
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Joe Biden Nominates North Korea Human Rights Envoy, First Since 2017
The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
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Indian National Sanctioned By US For Rights Abuses On Behalf Of N Korea
The US has slapped sanctions on two individuals, including an Indian national, and seven entities for providing material support to, acting on behalf of, or being owned by North Korea's government-run animation studio.
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UN Warns Of "Dire Consequences" Of North Korea Covid Response
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at the human rights implications of North Korea's response to the massive coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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North Korea Trying To Hide Executions: Rights Group Raises Alarm
North Korea has tried to stop leaks to the outside world about its public executions in recent years, suggesting Pyongyang may be responding to international scrutiny of its human rights record, a Seoul-based research group has said.
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US Imposes Human Rights Sanctions On China, Myanmar, North Korea
The US has imposed extensive human rights-related sanctions on dozens of people and entities tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh, and added Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group to an investment blacklist.
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US Imposes Sweeping Human Rights Sanctions On China, Myanmar, North Korea
The United States on Friday imposed human rights-related sanctions tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh and added Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group to an economic blacklist.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
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North Korea Executes People For Sharing Foreign Films, TV Series: UN Report
North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign media, including television shows like popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, a U.N. human rights report said on Friday.
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North Korea Deepens Repression With More Surveillance, Executions: UN Report
Repression in North Korea has deepened across many areas, with heightened surveillance, expanded use of forced labour and more frequent executions, making it the most restrictive country in the world, a UN human rights report said on Friday.
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If West Aids Ukraine, Why Can't North Korea Help Us? Russia Asks At UN
Russia's envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday questioned why its allies like North Korea could not help Moscow in its war against Ukraine given Western countries claim the right to help Kyiv.
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Public Executions, Forced Labour Camps: Kim Jong Un's Worst Brutalities
Kim Jong Un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, has long been a figure of international controversy, fear and condemnation. His regime, marked by severe human rights abuses and ruthless governance, has committed some of the most horrific atrocities.
-
22-Year-Old Killed In North Korea For Watching K-Pop: Report
North Korea enforces strict control over information and entertainment, imposing severe punishments for violations.
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China Opposes UN Security Council Meeting On North Korea Rights
China opposes a planned United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea because it will only "intensify confrontation and antagonism," a spokesperson for China's U.N. mission in New York said on Monday.
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"North Koreans' Right To Life Greatly Threatened": South Korean Report
North Korea executes people for drugs, sharing South Korean media, and religious activities as it stifles its citizens' human rights and freedom, its rival, South Korea, said in a report on Thursday.
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North Korea Slams UN Chief's "Unfair" Condemnation Over Missile Launch
North Korea rejected today condemnation by the United Nations chief of its recent ballistic missile launches, saying it was "unfair and unbalanced" and ignored Pyongyang's right to self-defence.
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Joe Biden Nominates North Korea Human Rights Envoy, First Since 2017
The White House on Tuesday nominated a special envoy for human rights in North Korea, moving to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
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Indian National Sanctioned By US For Rights Abuses On Behalf Of N Korea
The US has slapped sanctions on two individuals, including an Indian national, and seven entities for providing material support to, acting on behalf of, or being owned by North Korea's government-run animation studio.
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UN Warns Of "Dire Consequences" Of North Korea Covid Response
The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at the human rights implications of North Korea's response to the massive coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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North Korea Trying To Hide Executions: Rights Group Raises Alarm
North Korea has tried to stop leaks to the outside world about its public executions in recent years, suggesting Pyongyang may be responding to international scrutiny of its human rights record, a Seoul-based research group has said.
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US Imposes Human Rights Sanctions On China, Myanmar, North Korea
The US has imposed extensive human rights-related sanctions on dozens of people and entities tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh, and added Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group to an investment blacklist.
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US Imposes Sweeping Human Rights Sanctions On China, Myanmar, North Korea
The United States on Friday imposed human rights-related sanctions tied to China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh and added Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group to an economic blacklist.
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UN Rights Report Warns Of North Korea "Starvation Risk"
North Korea's most vulnerable are "at risk of starvation" with the economy worsening due to a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, and UN sanctions imposed over the country's nuclear programmes should be eased, a UN human rights expert said.
