List of massacres in North Korea
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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in North Korea (numbers may be approximate):
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinchon Massacre | Fall 1950, over a 52-day period | near Sinchon | 35,380 (claimed) | [1][2] |
| Onsong concentration camp riot massacre | May 1987 | Changpyong, Onsong County, North Hamgyong | One-third or all of the ~200 or ~5,000 rioters | [3] |
See also
References
- ^ Kim, Dong-Choon (December 2004). "Forgotten war, forgotten massacres—the Korean War (1950–1953) as licensed mass killings". Journal of Genocide Research. 6 (4): 536. doi:10.1080/1462352042000320592.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Kang Chol-hwan (11 December 2002). "5,000 Prisoners Massacred at Onsong Concentration Camp in 1987". Digital Chosun-Ibo. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
