All posts tagged "executions"

  • (KCNA/Yonhap)
    North Korean leader has so far executed 70 officials: Seoul

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is executing officials at an unprecedented pace with the tally hovering around 70 according to South Korean officials. Kim came into power in 2011 when his father passed away and has since...

    • Posted July 9, 2015
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  • South Korean police officers stand guard by a signboard of the newly opened office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. North Korea has scrapped plans to attend next month's University Games in South Korea to protest the opening Tuesday of the U.N. human rights office in Seoul, South Korean officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
    N. Korea responsible for 1,400 public executions since 2000

    North Korea is responsible for publicly executing 1,382 individuals since 2000 for a wide range of reasons from accusations of espionage to watching South Korean dramas according to a new report by the Korea Institute for National...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • (KCNA/Yonhap)
    Kim Jong-un executed 15 officials this year: S. Korean spy agency

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of 15 senior officials this year who were accused of challenging his authority. Lawmaker...

    • Posted April 29, 2015
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