Amnesty spotlights N. Korea crackdown on mobile phones

UNKNOWN: It was not immediately clear why access to the mobile network had been restricted.

SEOUL: North Korea is cracking down on the private use of mobile phones to make international calls, as the authorities seek to bolster its citizens’ isolation from the outside world, Amnesty International said. 

A report by the human rights watchdog said Kim Jong-Un regime’s was doling out harsh penalties – including internment in political prison camps – to those caught trying to contact relatives who had fled overseas.