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150,000 languish in prison camps
A new report says more than 150,000 North Koreans are incarcerated in a Soviet-style, hidden gulag despite the government's denial it holds political prisoners.
Updated on: Apr 10, 2012, 23:42:26 IST
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A new report says more than 150,000 North Koreans are incarcerated in a Soviet-style, hidden gulag despite the government's denial it holds political prisoners.
The report released by the US-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea is based on interviews with 60 former prisoners and guards. It includes satellite images of prison labour camps.
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