North Korea Executions
- All
- News
-
North Korea Executes 2 Women Who Helped People Escape To South Korea: Report
The women were charged with assisting other North Koreans in China to escape to South Korea.
-
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.
-
Kim Jong Un Executes 30 Officials For Failing To Prevent Deaths During Floods: Report
In July, severe rainfall triggered landslides and flooding in North Korea, affecting over 4,000 homes and leaving 15,000 residents displaced.
-
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.
-
"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.
-
Two North Korea Teens, 16 And 17, Executed For Watching K-Drama: Report
North Korea executed two high school students for watching South Korean and American movies, a report said.
-
K-Pop Videos Got 7 Executed Under North Korea's Kim Jong Un: Report
In the 10 years since Kim Jong Un came to power, North Korea has cracked down on people trying to get out of the country, leaving many defectors without hope of seeing their families and homeland again.
-
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.
-
Kim Jong Un "Displayed Executed Uncle's Headless Body", Claims Trump
The headless body of Kim Jong Un's executed uncle was displayed to senior North Korean officials, US President Donald Trump told the author of an upcoming book on the US president.
-
North Korean Envoy, Said To Be Executed, Is Alive: South Korean Lawmaker
A North Korean nuclear envoy who steered talks before a failed summit with the United States in February is alive, a South Korean legislator said on Tuesday, contradicting a South Korean news report that he had been executed.
-
"They Like To Blame Kim Jong Un": Trump On North Korean Execution Reports
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to cast doubt on news reports of North Korean executions as part of a purge in the aftermath of a failed Hanoi summit and lamented that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was blamed too quickly.
-
North Korea "Executed" Envoy, 4 Others After Failed Trump Summit: Report
North Korea executed its special envoy to the United States following the collapse of the second summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday.
-
Kim Jong Nam Murder Not A Prank, Say Prosecutors
The assassination of the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader was not a prank, Malaysian state prosecutors said Thursday, insisting it was a "carefully planned and executed" murder using a UN-banned poison.
-
South Korean Law Makers Demand Execution Of North's Olympic Delegate
South Korean lawmakers protested Friday over a visit by a top North Korean general for the Pyeongchang Olympics, labelling him a war criminal over the 2010 sinking of a warship and calling for his execution.
-
Facebook, Microsoft Disabled North Korean Cyber Threats, Says US
"Facebook took down accounts that stopped the operational execution of ongoing cyber-attacks and Microsoft acted to patch existing attacks, not just the WannaCry attack initially."
-
North Korea Executes 2 Women Who Helped People Escape To South Korea: Report
The women were charged with assisting other North Koreans in China to escape to South Korea.
-
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.
-
Kim Jong Un Executes 30 Officials For Failing To Prevent Deaths During Floods: Report
In July, severe rainfall triggered landslides and flooding in North Korea, affecting over 4,000 homes and leaving 15,000 residents displaced.
-
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.
-
"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.
-
Two North Korea Teens, 16 And 17, Executed For Watching K-Drama: Report
North Korea executed two high school students for watching South Korean and American movies, a report said.
-
K-Pop Videos Got 7 Executed Under North Korea's Kim Jong Un: Report
In the 10 years since Kim Jong Un came to power, North Korea has cracked down on people trying to get out of the country, leaving many defectors without hope of seeing their families and homeland again.
-
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.
-
Kim Jong Un "Displayed Executed Uncle's Headless Body", Claims Trump
The headless body of Kim Jong Un's executed uncle was displayed to senior North Korean officials, US President Donald Trump told the author of an upcoming book on the US president.
-
North Korean Envoy, Said To Be Executed, Is Alive: South Korean Lawmaker
A North Korean nuclear envoy who steered talks before a failed summit with the United States in February is alive, a South Korean legislator said on Tuesday, contradicting a South Korean news report that he had been executed.
-
"They Like To Blame Kim Jong Un": Trump On North Korean Execution Reports
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to cast doubt on news reports of North Korean executions as part of a purge in the aftermath of a failed Hanoi summit and lamented that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was blamed too quickly.
-
North Korea "Executed" Envoy, 4 Others After Failed Trump Summit: Report
North Korea executed its special envoy to the United States following the collapse of the second summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday.
-
Kim Jong Nam Murder Not A Prank, Say Prosecutors
The assassination of the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader was not a prank, Malaysian state prosecutors said Thursday, insisting it was a "carefully planned and executed" murder using a UN-banned poison.
-
South Korean Law Makers Demand Execution Of North's Olympic Delegate
South Korean lawmakers protested Friday over a visit by a top North Korean general for the Pyeongchang Olympics, labelling him a war criminal over the 2010 sinking of a warship and calling for his execution.
-
Facebook, Microsoft Disabled North Korean Cyber Threats, Says US
"Facebook took down accounts that stopped the operational execution of ongoing cyber-attacks and Microsoft acted to patch existing attacks, not just the WannaCry attack initially."
