--- title: "Camp 25, Chongjin: North Korea Prison Camp Dossier | Save North Korea" description: "Camp 25, Chongjin (Political prison camp (kwanliso)): Operating, expanded in the 2010s. Located in North Hamgyong Province. Political prison camp on the edge of Chongjin. Satellite imagery showed new guard posts and buildings in the 2010s." url: "https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-25" language: en translations: en: https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-25 ko: https://savenorthkorea.org/ko/camps/kwanliso-25 ja: https://savenorthkorea.org/ja/camps/kwanliso-25 zh-Hans: https://savenorthkorea.org/zh/camps/kwanliso-25 --- [Prison camps](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps) · North Hamgyong Province Political prison camp · kwanliso # Camp 25, Chongjin 25호 청진 관리소 Camp 25 is located inside the urban area of Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province. Satellite imagery analyzed by HRNK and CSIS shows significant expansions of guard posts, perimeter walls, and agricultural workshops during the 2010s. Unlike mountain valley camps, Camp 25 operates within city limits and holds political prisoners performing forced manufacturing and agriculture. **\~5,000** prisoners HRNK estimate **Active** Operating, expanded in the 2010s **State Security** run by Bowibu Chongjin City · North Hamgyong Camp 25, Chongjin · 41.8330°N, 129.7211°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8329909,129.7210693,13z/data=!3m1!1e3) · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics [ Open on the intel map](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#camps=camp-1)[ Chongjin City county](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/chongjin)[ How the camp system works](https://savenorthkorea.org/learn/north-korea-prison-camps) ## Satellite watch Captured 8 Oct 2026 Our own images of this 7.7 km square from the European Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites: the newest clear picture, and the clearest one from each of the last 24 months. One pixel is 10 m, enough to see roads, fields, ponds and large buildings, not people. ![Sentinel-2 satellite image of Camp 25, Chongjin, 7.7 km across, captured 8 Oct 2026](https://savenorthkorea.org/img/sentinel/kwanliso-25/2026-10-08.jpg) ![Sentinel-2 satellite image of Camp 25, Chongjin, 7.7 km across, captured 3 Oct 2025](https://savenorthkorea.org/img/sentinel/kwanliso-25/2025-10-03.jpg) 3 Oct 2025 8 Oct 2026 **Before: 3 Oct 2025** Cloud in this square: 0% Scene [S2B\_52TEM\_20251003\_0\_L2A](https://earth-search.aws.element84.com/v1/collections/sentinel-2-l2a/items/S2B%5F52TEM%5F20251003%5F0%5FL2A) [Open this day in Copernicus Browser ↗](https://browser.dataspace.copernicus.eu/?zoom=13&lat=41.83299&lng=129.72107&themeId=DEFAULT-THEME&datasetId=S2%5FL2A%5FCDAS&fromTime=2025-10-03T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&toTime=2025-10-03T23%3A59%3A59.999Z&layerId=1%5FTRUE%5FCOLOR) **After: 8 Oct 2026** Cloud in this square: 0% Scene [S2B\_52TEM\_20261008\_0\_L2A](https://earth-search.aws.element84.com/v1/collections/sentinel-2-l2a/items/S2B%5F52TEM%5F20261008%5F0%5FL2A) [Open this day in Copernicus Browser ↗](https://browser.dataspace.copernicus.eu/?zoom=13&lat=41.83299&lng=129.72107&themeId=DEFAULT-THEME&datasetId=S2%5FL2A%5FCDAS&fromTime=2026-10-08T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&toTime=2026-10-08T23%3A59%3A59.999Z&layerId=1%5FTRUE%5FCOLOR) Pick a month to compare with the latest image We pick each image by measuring cloud inside this square from the satellite’s own scene classification. Months with no clear image are left out. We do not mark or interpret anything in the pictures. The ring marks the point on our map. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024-2026 · [Copernicus Data Space](https://dataspace.copernicus.eu/) · [Sentinel-2 L2A COGs (AWS)](https://registry.opendata.aws/sentinel-2-l2a-cogs/) ## Crimes against humanity Whole families are sent to kwanliso without trial under guilt by association (yeonjwa-je). The 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry found these crimes in the political prison camps: - Extermination - Murder - Enslavement - Torture - Imprisonment - Rape - Forced abortion - Persecution - Enforced disappearance ## Sources - [**HRNK prison camp map** hrnk.org ↗ ](https://www.hrnk.org/) - [**Wikipedia** en.wikipedia.org ↗ ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongjin%5Fconcentration%5Fcamp) - [**UN Commission of Inquiry (2014)** ohchr.org ↗ ](https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/co-idprk/commission-inquiry-on-h-rin-dprk) ## Other facilities in North Hamgyong Province - [ © Esri, Maxar **Camp 16, Hwasong** Political prison camp · Operating ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-16) - [ © Esri, Maxar **Camp 22, Hoeryong** Political prison camp · Closed \~2012 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-22) - [ © Esri, Maxar **Facility at Udan** Political prison camp · Operating (per HRNK) ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/facility-at-udan)