North Korean authorities and cellphones

The International Herald Tribune has a fascinating article on North Korea, picked up by Smart Mobs

"Hard intelligence is difficult to come by in North Korea, one of the world's most tightly controlled societies, where people are barred from sending letters abroad, making international telephone calls, emigrating or talking to foreigners without supervision. To dissuade defections, the government routinely imprisons relatives left behind.

But in recent months, there have been signs of fissures in these walls. There are indications that news is leaking out of North Korea by cellphone and that criticisms of the government are being posted in public places."

emily | 2:30 PM | SMS and Politics |
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