Posts Tagged ‘Executions’

North Korea executes 2 women who fled and were forcibly repatriated from China

Monday, September 23rd, 2024

North Korea has executed two women who had been forcibly repatriated from China for helping other North Koreans in China escape to South Korea, a human rights organisation told Radio Free Asia. Charged with human trafficking, a 39-year-old woman surnamed Ri, and a 43-year-old surnamed Kang were executed on Aug 31 after a public trial Read more

Amnesty International: 53% rise in executions in past year

Thursday, May 18th, 2023

Amnesty International has released a report stating that a total of 883 people are known to have been put to death across 20 countries in 2022, marking a rise of 53% compared to 2021. The figures exclude some countries that are thought to carry out executions but where figures are unavailable because data on the Read more