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Chongjin concentration camp

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Background

Kwan-li-so (Penal-labour colony) No. 25 Chongjin (Korean: 청진 제25호 관리소), often known outside North Korea as Chongjin concentration camp (청진 정치범 수용소; also spelled Ch'ŏngjin), is a political labour camp (kwalliso) in North Korea located in the North Hamgyong Province. Satellite images show a major expansion of the camp after 2010.

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