Kaechon internment camp
Kaechon Internment Camp (Korean: 개천 제14호 관리소, also spelled Kae'chŏn or Gaecheon) is a labor camp in North Korea for political prisoners and descendants of alleged criminals. The official name for the camp is Kwan-li-so (Penal-labor colony) No. 14. The camp is commonly known as Camp 14. It is not to be confused with the Kaechon concentration camp (Kyo-hwa-so No. 1), which is located 20 km (12 mi) to the northwest. Nearest train station is the Oedong station of the Taegon Line.
| Kaechon internment camp | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 개천 제14호 관리소 |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Gaecheon Je14ho Gwalliso |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kaechŏn Che14ho Kwalliso |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 개천 정치범수용소 |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Gaecheon Jeongchibeom Suyongso |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kaechŏn Chŏngch'ibŏm Suyongso |
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