Ri hyon ok biography of mahatma
Ri hyon ok biography of mahatma
N. Korea reportedly executes Christian woman for distributing ...!
North Korea Executes Christian Woman for Distributing Bibles
By Derick Ho, Christian Post Correspondent
North Korea has publicly executed a Christian woman accused of distributing Bibles and "spying" for foreign countries, South Korean activists said Friday.
A mother of three, Ri Hyon-ok, 33, was accused of spying for South Korea and the United States and organizing dissidents, The Associated Press reported.
She was executed in the northwestern city of Ryongchon bordering China on June 16, according to a report from the Investigative Commission on Crimes against Humanity published Friday.
Her husband, children and parents were sent to a political prison the day after her execution, the report states.
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The report's claims could not be verified.
But it follows testimonies by North Korean defectors and reports from human