2-Year-Old Toddler In North Korea Jailed For Life After Parents Were Found With A Bible

A 2-Year-Old Toddler In North Korea Jailed For Life After Parents Were Found With A Bible

A toddler in North Korea has been jailed for life after their parents were found with a Bible, according to the new International Religious Freedom Report from the US State Department. The unnamed two-year-old child has been sentenced to life in a prison camp, with their entire family also jailed.

Their story was detailed a new report exposing multiple cases of North Koreans being killed for the Christianity, including an execution by firing squad of one woman and her grandchild in 2011.

The publication summarises the findings of various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), human rights groups, and the United Nations to reveal what life is like for Christians living in the country, estimating that up to 70,000 Christians are imprisoned for their faith under the Kim Jong-un regime, out of a possible population of 400,000. In one case, a member of the ruling party was was executed in front of an audience of 3,000 at Hyesan airfield after they were found in possession of a Bible

 

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According to the report, others also faced pigeon torture, which sees them suspended with their hands tied behind their backs, meaning they are unable to sit or stand for days on end.

“It was the most painful of all tortures,” one victim said. “It was so painful that I felt it was better to die.” Meanwhile, some were forced to endure sleep deprivation, with one Christian woman in solitary confinement driven to suicide in 2020 after prison guards refused to let her sleep.

Others also faced starvation, dehydration, tainted food, beatings, and being made to adopt agonising positions for prolonged periods.

North Korea has argued that it guarantees its citizens religious freedom in its constitution, citing the churches it has built in Pyongyang as proof The report claimed this was because Christians are perceived as a ‘hostile class’ and a ‘serious threat to loyalty to the state’.