UN report: North Korea clamps down on communication

North Korea is clamping down on mobile phones and long distance telephone calls to prevent the spread of news about a worsening food crisis, according to the United Nations investigator on human rights for the isolated communist country. Time Online reports.

... Some inhabitants watch clandestinely video and TV programs from the south, but in 2008 there were reports of crackdowns on South Korean videos. From information received, the authorities have imposed restrictions on long distance telephone calls to block the spreading of news concerning the current food shortage.

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