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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 world¡¯s 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 world¡¯s 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. Britain¡¯s 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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