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Kim Jong Un ‘cannot stand up by himself or walk properly’, North Korean defector claims

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Kim Jong Un’s disappearance from public view suggests that he cannot stand up or walk by himself, a North Korean defector has said.  Thae Yong-ho told CNN that Kim’s ‘abnormal’ absence from a ruling party showpiece on April 15 signalled that the dictator must be physically impaired.  ‘I’m not quite sure whether he really had … Read more

True scale of North Korea’s coronavirus deaths ‘very likely exceeds imagination’, defector warns

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North Korea is hiding the true devastation dealt to its people by coronavirus in a bid to spare China embarrassment, a senior defector has revealed. The regime is also desperate to keep its death toll from the people, he said, and was terrified of the ‘shockwaves’ that would rock society if the real impact was … Read more