A new report by the Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) documents a sharp rise in executions and death sentences in North Korea following its pandemic-era border closure in early ...
CHICAGO — An inmate suffered “extreme pain” as he received a dose of pentobarbital during just the second federal execution following a 17-year lag, according to court filings by lawyers representing ...
Evidence gathered from defectors and underground sources is offering a rare glimpse into how punishment is evolving inside North Korea. The findings suggest that the country’s period of pandemic ...