{
  "id": 3908608,
  "title": "Seoul Court Orders N. Korea to Pay 50 Million Won to Defector for Abuse, Torture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/seoul-court-orders-n-korea-to-pay-50-million-won-to-defector-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T06:13:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=203885"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Inter-Korea] : A South Korean court has ordered North Korea to pay 50 million won, or roughly 36-thousand U.S. dollars, to a North Korean-born citizen who endured abuse and torture at a detention facility run by the regime. The Seoul Central District Court on Friday ruled in favor of Choi Min-kyung, president of the NK ... [more...]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}