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Freedom of religion in North Korea

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was alive as of spring 2007. Because the country effectively bars outside observers from investigating such reports, it was not possible to verify the Government's claims about Son Jong-nam's activities or determine whether he had been executed. A fellow inmate of the Pyongyang prison where Son was held states that he died there in December 2008. In 2013, the South Korean newspaper
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to death for espionage. However, some NGOs claimed that the sentence against Son was based on his contacts with Christian groups in China, his proselytizing activities, and his alleged sharing of information with his brother in South Korea. Son's brother reported that information indicated that Son
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A report released in 2018 confirmed the existence of several state-sanctioned religious groups, including the KCF, Korea Buddhist Union, Korean Catholic Council, Korea Cheondoist Church Central Committee, Korea Orthodox Church Committee, and Korean Council of Religionists. Unauthorised religion is
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In 2022, the UN secretary-general reported that the country's "right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion ... continues to be denied ..." ; NGOs and North Korean defectors reported that any religious activities unauthorized by the state (e.g., praying, reading the Bible and any
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discovered in possession of a Bible were among a group of 80 North Koreans killed in a wave of mass executions in the country. Others in the group were executed for other "relatively light transgressions such as watching South Korean movies or distributing
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In 2019, North Korea was ranked as the worst country in the world in terms of Christian persecution by international Catholic aid organization
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Due to the country's inaccessibility and the inability to gain timely information, this activity remains difficult to verify.
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Public executions seen in 7 North Korea cities: Source tells JoongAng Ilbo 80 people killed for minor offenses
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As of 2012, an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 people were believed to be held in political prison camps (
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contact with a missionary) could lead to punishment, including detention in a prison camp.
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North Korea, International Law and the Dual Crises: Narrative and Constructive Engagement
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The Hidden Gulag – Exposing Crimes against Humanity in North Korea's Vast Prison System
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Interview of an Official Of The Catholic Church In Pyongyang North Korea (english sub)
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2018 Report on International Religious Freedom: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
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unidentified official of Catholic Church in North Korea (August 2, 2017).
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Historically, there have been only two openly religious parties at the
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Index

Human rights in North Korea

Human rights in North Korea
Censorship
Media
Corruption
Freedom of religion
Disability
Prisons
Kwanliso (concentration camps)
Prostitution
Kippumjo (Pleasure Squad)
Songbun (ascribed social status)
Slavery
Human trafficking
Executions
Racism
Human experimentation
Persecution of Christians
Political prisons (Kwanliso)
Kaechon (No. 14)
Yodok (No. 15 - closed)
Hwasong (No. 16)
Pukchang (No. 18)
Hoeryong (No. 22 - closed)
Chongjin (No. 25)
Sunghori (No. 26 - closed)
Onsong (No. 12 - closed)
Re-education camps (Kyohwaso)
Kaechon (No. 1)

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