20,000 North Koreans held in huge prison camp have simply 'disappeared', claim human rights group . Thousands of prisoners are missing after the closure of brutal Camp 22 ...

Up to 20,000 North Korean prison camp inmates have 'disappeared' says human rights group. Thousands of North Korean inmates of Camp No 22, one of Kim Jong-un's most brutal labour camps, have ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un saluting as he watches a military parade to mark 100 years since the birth of the country's founder and his grandfather, Kim Il-Sung in this April 15, 2012, file photo.

From political camps to secret detention centers, this is how North Korea punishes dissent in the darkest ways possible.

According to One Free Korea, one camp, Camp 22, is said to hold up to 50,000 prisoners and is roughly the size of Los Angeles. Recently, it's been reported that the camps have only continued to grow.

Prison camp escapee: North Korea won’t change its repressive ways Shin Dong-hyuk, Special to CNN. 5 minute read Published 11:57 PM EDT, Mon October 27, 2014 Link Copied! ...

Shin Dong-hyuk was born inside Kaechon #14, one of the world's harshest labor camps. His parents were North Korean prisoners, allowed to be together a few times a year as a reward for hard work.

Shin ultimately defied the Ten Laws, escaping from the camp he was transferred to, Camp 18, and making it to China.Since the end of the Korean War in 1953, more than 30,000 North Koreans have ...

October 22, 2003 Exposing North Korea's Prison Camps. 2003-10-25T00:36:39-04:00 https: ... Mr. Young, the first person to escape from a North Korean political prison camp, ...

A new show that has opened in South Korea, Yodok Story, takes on an unlikely topic for a musical: prison camps in Stalinist North Korea. The director and choreographer are North Korean -- and both ...