N. Korean veteran disappears after speaking out against harsh COVID protocols - Daily NK English

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N. Korean veteran disappears after speaking out against harsh COVID protocols - Daily NK English

In autumn 2020, when North Korea implemented broad-ranging nationwide lockdowns in response to COVID-19, North Koreans faced limits in everything they did. Doing business in the markets, visiting the next village, and even leaving one’s home became difficult. Nobody could say a thing because even the slightest grumbling about state policy would lead to accusations of being a “dangerous element.” North Koreans remember how an incident involving a…