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  • Defectors want probe of North Korean rights abuses 3 Dec 2009 09:03 GMT
    ... (AP) -- The communist government led by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il must be investigated for crimes against humanity for alleged human rights violations ... defectors said Thursday. About 150 defectors from North Korea signed a petition urging the International Criminal ...

  • Defectors urge tribunal to investigate alleged human rights abuses in North Korea 3 Dec 2009 09:29 GMT
    ... (AP) — The communist government led by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il must be investigated for crimes against humanity for alleged human rights violations ... defectors said Thursday. About 150 defectors from North Korea signed a petition urging the International Criminal ...

  • Defector tells of North Korean army life 26 Nov 2009 17:54 GMT
    ... Defector tells of North Korean army life Newsnight has spoken to two ... he was an anti-tank battalion commander in North Korea's army before fleeing. Last month, UN Special ... probably convicted criminals who have fled the DPRK in order to escape further punishment". The ...

  • North Korean currency revaluation triggers chaos 3 Dec 2009 01:06 GMT
    ... CHAOS REPORTEDLY erupted in North Korea yesterday after Kim Jong Il's government revalued ... market traders with substantial hoards of old North Korean won, much of which has apparently ... news agency said in a report from Pyongyang that state-run shops were closed yesterday as ...

  • International Lawmakers Urge Protections for North Korean Defectors 28 Nov 2009 22:30 GMT
    ... urged countries to better protect and support North Korean defectors. They also demanded that China ... that China stop forcibly repatriating refugees to North Korea, where they could face execution. Representatives from ... to the plight of North Korean refugees. Pyongyang's human rights violations have led thousands of ...

  • North Korea revalues currency, destroying personal savings 2 Dec 2009 02:22 GMT
    ... market traders with substantial hoards of old North Korean won -- much of which has ... from and from groups with contacts in North Korea. The sudden currency move appeared to be ... News Agency said in a report from Pyongyang, North Korea, that state-run shops were closed ...

  • North Korea sharply revalues currency: Reports 1 Dec 2009 05:17 GMT
    ... in front of propaganda posters in central Pyongyang. North Korea has sharply revalued its currency by issuing ... aback and in confusion," it quoted a North Korean source engaged in trade with China ...

  • Chaos reported after North Korea revalues currency 1 Dec 2009 17:51 GMT
    ... market traders with substantial hoards of old North Korean won -- much of which has ... from and from groups with contacts in North Korea. The sudden currency move appeared to be ... news agency said in a report from Pyongyang that state-run shops were closed Tuesday as ...

  • Chaos reportedly erupts after North Korea revalues currency 1 Dec 2009 17:52 GMT
    ... market traders with substantial hoards of old North Korean won -- much of which has ... from and from groups with contacts in North Korea. The sudden currency move appeared to be ... news agency said in a report from Pyongyang that state-run shops were closed Tuesday as ...

  • Chaos reportedly erupts after North Korea revalues currency: Move restricts amount of old bills that can be traded for new, wipes out personal savings 1 Dec 2009 17:52 GMT
    ... market traders with substantial hoards of old North Korean won -- much of which has ... from and from groups with contacts in North Korea. The sudden currency move appeared to be ... news agency said in a report from Pyongyang that state-run shops were closed Tuesday as ...

  • SKorean activists urge tribunal to investigate alleged human rights abuse in North Korea 3 Dec 2009 06:47 GMT
    ... to investigate alleged human rights abuse in North Korea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A group of activists and North Korean defectors urged an international tribunal Thursday ... reports of rights violation in the North. Pyongyang's immediately rejected it as "a trite political ...

  • North Korea sharply revalues currency 1 Dec 2009 07:25 GMT
    ... The hardline communist government implemented the change on Monday, ... one, China's Xinhua news agency reported from Pyongyang, quoting a North Korean foreign ministry notice to embassies. It ...

  • North Korea surprises with currency switch 2 Dec 2009 05:30 GMT
    ... SEOUL — North Korea had sharply revalued its currency by issuing ... by new 10-won notes. “Many citizens in Pyongyang were taken aback and are in confusion,” it quoted a North Korean source as saying. “Those who were ...

  • North Korea sharply revalues currency to curb inflation 1 Dec 2009 05:53 GMT
    ... SEOUL: North Korea has sharply revalued its currency by issuing ... by new 10-won notes. "Many citizens in Pyongyang were taken aback and in confusion," it quoted a North Korean source engaged in trade with China ...

  • Defectors want probe of North Korean rights abuses 3 Dec 2009 09:23 GMT
    ... "North Korea's crimes against humanity are no less serious than ... of rice for burying them." The International Criminal Court, the world's first permanent war crimes ...


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