South Korean Human Rights Group Reports Secret Prison Under North Korean Embassy in Beijing Holding Defectors

Date2026.09.29

LocationBeijing

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On September 29, the South Korean human rights organization Transitional Justice Working Group released a report stating that the consular section of the North Korean embassy in China (Chaoyang District, Beijing) has a secret prison underground, where North Korean nationals who attempted to defect or seek asylum are detained and interrogated before being forcibly repatriated; the operations are coordinated by North Korean security personnel acting under consular cover.

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2026-09-30 01:16 · 9月29日，韩国人权组织TJWG发布报告，指朝鲜驻北京使馆地下设秘密监狱关押脱北者，一名朝鲜黑客被中国当局抓获移交后遭全身石膏伪装遣返，据称已在朝鲜死亡。

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09.29 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Beijing

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Sayings · 2026-09-30 01:01 On September 29, South Korean human rights organization TJWG released a report stating that North Korea's embassy in Beijing has an underground secret prison holding North Korean defectors, and that a North Korean hacker, after being caught and handed over by Chinese authorities, was sent back disguised in a full-body cast and is reportedly dead in North Korea.

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