To the gulags: New criminal code condemns N. Koreans using cell phones near China

To the gulags: New criminal code condemns N. Koreans using cell phones near China

Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — North Koreans who speak by phone with South Koreans could get life sentences at remote political prison camps under the recently criminal code, sources said. Pyongyang is using jamming devices imported from Germany to isolate the country from information dangerous to its totalitarian controls. The regime is also […]

Video backs reports N. Korea’s military ordered to shoot to kill refugees escaping into China

Video backs reports N. Korea’s military ordered to shoot to kill refugees escaping into China

By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com North Korea’s military has been ordered to shoot anyone crossing the border into China, even if they had reached Chinese soil. The directive was issued by Kim Jong-Il’s son and heir-apparent, Kim Jong-Un, who is seeking to tighten his grip on the populace, activists and media reports from Seoul say. It […]