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Report: North Koreans Exploited in Russian Forced Labor Scheme Under Guise of Student Visas

A new report by Global Rights Compliance alleges that a network is exploiting North Koreans through forced labor in Russia, using fake student visas to bypass UN sanctions and fund Pyongyang's weapons programs. The scheme involves Russian businessman Vladimir Sokolov's platform, KNDR.su, which markets North Korean workers for various industries.