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May 4, 2011

Report: 200,000 Political Prisoners in North Korea Camps 
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Amnesty International reports North Korea is holding some 200,000
political prisoners in several massive camps where they are forced to
work in near slave-like conditions. The rights group has published
satellite images of four camps in three separate provinces. The images
indicate a substantial growth in the scope of the camps since 2001.
Interviews with former detainees have revealed allegations of torture
and common public executions. Food is reportedly scarce at the camps and
several former prisoners have said people often eat rats or pick corn
out of animal excrement to survive.



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