# North Korea

Government actions against journalists in North Korea

RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

North Korea is in Eastern Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of North Korea, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Secrets and espionage laws: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=KP&tactic=secrets_and_espionage_laws), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/secrets_and_espionage_laws

## Heads of government at the time

- [Kim Jong Il: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kim-jong-il)

## Incidents by year

### 2009

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 8, 2009 | [North Korea: American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are sentenced to hard labor](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2009-north-korea-ling-lee-sentenced) | [Secrets and espionage laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/secrets_and_espionage_laws) | Eliminate | [Kim Jong Il](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kim-jong-il) | Reversed (August 4, 2009) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/kp.

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