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Date : October 29, 2020
CSW-Opportunity to save North Korean lives
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The COVID-19 pandemic could be an opportunity to save North Korean lives, if Moon Jae-In takes action

By Benedict Rogers

North Korea is ruled by the worlds most repressive, most brutal regime – one which does not allow any freedom whatsoever, one which violates every single article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights every day. It is also the worlds most closed nation – extremely difficult to get in or out of. Those who do visit – as I have done once – are tightly monitored and controlled, while those who try to leave the country without permission face imprisonment, torture and even execution if caught.

The COVID-19 pandemic has served to tighten the restrictions on access even further. Like many countries dealing with coronavirus, North Korea has sealed its borders. Britains embassy in Pyongyang has been closed since 27 May, with Ambassador Colin Crooks stating on his Twitter page: Working from London pending my return to Pyongyang. And last week, the North Korean regime warned its citizens to stay indoors over fears that a yellow dust blowing in from China could bring coronavirus with it. The so-called hermit kingdom has become the hermetically sealed nation. ......

[Source: CSW]






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