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TIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strike (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Or North Korea’s imprisonment of entire generations of a family as a form of collective punishment.

Two things can be bad, you don’t have to rush to defend one side.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 hours ago

Real question: Is this even true?

If it's true, how true is it? Who actually receives those punishment? For what crimes?