A Tale Of Two Koreas: Political Freedom
by Christian Stellakis on Mar 1, 2015 | Views: 201 | Score: 0
North Korea | South Korea | |
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Number of Political Prisoners | 120000 | 7000 |
Sources:
economist.com
North Korea | South Korea | |
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Number of Political Prisoners | 120000 | 7000 |
The global community acknowledges the fact that North Korea is a totalitarian and oppressive state. What is truly incredible, however is the number of political prisoners they hold compared to their neighbor to the south. Although its population is about half that of South Korea, North Korea holds about 17 times the number of political prisoners.