SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean civic and religious groups on Thursday called for a complete abolition of capital punishment in the country, where a debate over the issue occasionally emerges in the aftermath of serious crimes. “We need to cut the vicious circle of violence, in which horrendous punishment is used against [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s leader seems to be obsessed with erasing all remaining vestiges of his uncle Jang Song-thaek, who he executed in 2013 for treason, a source familiar with the North’s affairs said Tuesday. The North’s leader Kim Jong-un has reacted sensitively to anything related to Jang, ordering overseas restaurants’ [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has publicly executed some 60 people so far this year as the reclusive country’s leader Kim Jong-un strengthens his reign of terror, a source said Friday. The move aimed at putting fear into the people comes as more ordinary North Koreans are expressing dissatisfaction as Pyongyang has [...]