Thanks to western literature, pressure from human rights organizations, and even an eventual condemnation by the USSR itself; the Soviet gulag system was exposed and ridiculed by the world as being barbaric and a testament of repression. However, the nightmares of the gulag were not confined to the Soviet Union. During the 1950s, the Soviet Union provided assistance and resources to China in order to help China creates its own gulag system which has become known as “Laogai.” Unlike the Soviet Gulag, the Laogai system still flourishes today. On top of that, Google satellite images have recently confirmed the long-standing suspicion of human rights organizations everywhere: North Korea has its own version of the Laogai. Please read this very interesting article concerning these repressive and brutal camps in North Korea.
