N. Korea cracks down on defections and mobile phones following Kim's death
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched a crackdown on defections of its nationals and their use of mobile phones during a 100-day mourning period for its former leader Kim Jong-il, a South Korean private relief group said Wednesday.
Kim suddenly died of a heart attack last month and the official mourning period ended in late December.