2016 shows US student Otto Frederick Warmbier (R), who is arrested for committing hostile acts against North Korea, wiping his tears as he speaks at a press conference in Pyongyang. -- AFP
The 21-year-old American student was arrested and imprisoned in North Korea for more than a year. He died after returning to the U.S. in a state of unresponsive wakefulness, according to his family. However, the president signaled that he believed Kim didn't share any personal ...
"Despite official claims that U.S. citizens arrested in North Korea are not used for political purposes,” he said, “it is increasingly clear that the North Korean government seeks to use these U.S. citizens as pawns to pursue a political agenda.”Popular...
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The country's official Korean Central News Agency reports Kim was "intercepted for committing criminal acts to overthrow the North's government," according to the Associated Press. Arrest details: Kim was arrested in April 2017, and North Korea confirmed the arrest in May 2017. North Kor...
Two other Americans detained in North Korea areOtto Warmbier, serving a 15-year prison termwith hard labor for alleged anti-state acts, andKim Dong Chul, serving a 10-year termwith hard labor for alleged espionage. Warmbier, a University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, made a te...
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Bae, a Korean-American missionary from Lynnwood, Washington, was arrested in November 2012 while leading a tour group in a special North Korean economic zone. North Korea sentenced Bae to 15 years in prison for “hostile acts,” including smuggling in inflammatory literature and...
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“privilege” of being thrown in prison. Agents had penetrated every organization, every student group, every cafe, and every workplace seeking any evidence of publicly expressed dissent and contempt for the Rhee regime. And even though the bulk of U.S. troops had departed, officials from ...