Among those interned in the labor camps are family members of "anti-state" offenders, according to defector testimonies.

Amnesty International has obtained new satellite images showing the growth of North Korea's largest prison complex — camps 15 and 16, or kwanliso — where prisoners are forced to dig their own graves, ...

Deep within the mountains of North Korea lies Camp 14, a secretive and brutal prison camp where thousands have lived and died in silence. Built to punish political prisoners and their families, it ...

(CNN) Catapulted into the international spotlight after the publication of a sensational biography in 2012, Shin Dong-hyuk became the most famous North Korean defector. A soft-spoken and shy man, Shin ...

An analysis of satellite images suggests that at least one North Korean prison camp has been significantly expanded over the past decade, including since the death of former premier Kim Jong-Il. The ...

North Korea is banned from trading arms and military equipment under UN sanctions [Getty Images] A Chinese national has been sentenced to eight years in prison for smuggling firearms and other ...

FILE - Martin Estrada, U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles, announced charges on Dec. 3, 2024 against a Chinese man in California who is accused of illegally shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea.