Report says North Koreans lured into forced labour in Russia on student visas

A Global Rights Compliance investigation says a Russian broker network is bringing North Korean workers into Russia on bogus student visas to dodge UN sanctions, under a state programme that helps fund Pyongyang's missiles. The platform KNDR.su, run by businessman Vladimir Sokolov, allegedly markets them to employers in farming, construction, industry and IT for commissions of up to 150,000 roubles.