two North Koreans were forcibly repatriated by China

two North Koreans were forcibly repatriated by China to face execution at home, an activist group said, demanding Beijing stop sending back people fleeing the reclusive Stalinist state. Choi Yong, 55, a North Korean born in Japan, had been in prison with a fellow refugee since being repatriated from Beijing earlier in 2004 this year, said Hiroshi Kato, secretary-general of Tokyo-based Life Funds for North Korean Refugees. 
But when the group contacted the companion a few months ago, "he said Choi Yong has been missing and was most probably executed because this was his third arrest for attempted escape, which warrants the death penalty," Kato said.
The companion, Park Yong-chol, was repatriated in late October and also faced execution for violating strict laws against emigration, Kato said.
"It would be no wonder if he is executed sometime in the future," Kato said.