Amnesty spotlights North Korea crackdown on mobile phones

[Wireless News]

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_7zcZww4FKkZ6OVfh1zBbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/b5dcb31d7e6b6a8e572110b04cee1c7f6492ed23.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/amnesty-spotlights-north-korea-crackdown-mobile-phones-024529953.html)North Korea is cracking down on the private use of mobile phones to make international calls, as the authorities seek to bolster its citizens' isolation from the outside world, Amnesty International said Wednesday. A report by the human rights watchdog said Kim Jong-Un regime's was doling out harsh penalties -- including internment in political prison camps -- to those caught trying to contact relatives who had fled overseas. "To maintain their absolute and systematic control, the North Korean authorities are striking back against people using mobile phones to contact family abroad," said Amnesty East Asia researcher Arnold Fang.



More... (http://news.yahoo.com/amnesty-spotlights-north-korea-crackdown-mobile-phones-024529953.html)