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

NORTH Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un is running a vast network of brutal political gulags where tens of thousands of men, women ...

Many North Korean defectors in South Korea use a secret network of brokers to stay connected to those back home. But recently, South Korea investigated some of those brokers for espionage.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

There are nearly 35,000 defectors from North Korea living in South Korea. Many of them rely on a secretive network of brokers to check on their families back home or to send them money when their ...