List of massacres in North Korea explained

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in North Korea (numbers may be approximate):

Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Perpetrator	Notes
Sinchon Massacre	Fall 1950, over a 52-day period	near Sinchon	35,380 (North Korean claim)	(North Korean claim)	North Korea claims that the U.S. engaged in a large massacre that occurred over a 52 day period in Sinchon, North Korea.^[1] ^[2]
Sunchon tunnel massacre	October 1950	Pyongyang	68		^[3] ^[4]
Onsong concentration camp riot massacre	May 1987	Changpyong, Onsong County, North Hamgyong	One-third or all of the ~200 or ~5,000 rioters		^[5]

See also

• Mass killings in North Korea
• List of massacres in South Korea

Notes and References

1. Kim. Dong-Choon. Forgotten war, forgotten massacres—the Korean War (1950–1953) as licensed mass killings. Journal of Genocide Research. December 2004. 6. 4. 10.1080/1462352042000320592. 536. 74141018 .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-04-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012065842/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200811/news27/20081127-04ee.html . 2014-10-12 .
3. https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/KW-atrocities-Report.pdf
4. Web site: 2021-02-12. 7 horrifying atrocities of the Korean War. 2021-11-18. We Are The Mighty. en-US.
5. Web site: 5,000 Prisoners Massacred at Onsong Concentration Camp in 1987. Kang Chol-hwan . 11 December 2002 . Digital Chosun-Ibo . https://web.archive.org/web/20071017123327/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200212/200212110038.html . 17 October 2007 . dead . 2 January 2012 .