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Australian student Alek Sigley arriving at the airport in Beijing after be was released from North Korea in July last year.

Alek Sigley says North Korea forced him to make false confession

In a first-hand account in a South-Korean magazine, the Australian also said he was "kidnapped" from his dorm at the university by secret police.

  • Hyonhee Shin

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Alek Sigley arrives in Tokyo last week. after being held in North Korea

'Very sad': Alek Sigley rejects North Korea spy accusation

Alek Sigley has commented for the first time since he was accused by North Korea of being a spy.

Australian student Alek Sigley arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing,

Spy games not the true reason for Alek Sigley's detention in North Korea, observers say

Experts said it was impossible the North Korean regime had not been fully aware of Mr Sigley's activities since the moment he arrived in the tightly restricted nation.

  • Nick O'Malley
Alek Sigley arrived in Beijing on Thursday.

Australian student Alek Sigley was spying, spreading propaganda: North Korea

An Australian student who was released by North Korea after being detained for a week had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda and engaged in espionage by providing photos and other materials to news outlets with critical views toward the North, North Korea has alleged.

Alek Sigley arrived in Beijing on Thursday.

Luck had nothing to do with Alek Sigley's escape from North Korea

He might be willing to go back to North Korea and resume his education travel business.

  • Leonid Petrov
Alek Sigley was detained in North Korea not long before Donald Trump met with Kim Jong-un in the DMZ.

Was Alek Sigley detained to keep him quiet ahead of the Donald Trump meeting?

Diplomats remain tight-lipped about the reason for Australian student Alek Sigley's detention. But a theory emerging is that he was simply being silenced.

  • David Wroe and Nick Miller
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Australian student Alek Sigley arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing,

Dutton warns Alek Sigley not to return to North Korea

Sigley, who flew to Tokyo on Thursday to join his Japanese wife, had been studying in the North Korean capital and had been missing since June 25.

  • Wayne Cole
Harstedt, right, and an associate pictured in Pyongyang in 2018.

'Trust is the key': The Swedish diplomat who rescued Aussie from North Korea

When Kent Harstedt landed in Pyongyang on Monday, authorities wouldn't even admit they had an Australian in custody. A delicate diplomatic dance began.

  • Nick Miller
The 29-year-old Australian student arrived in Tokyo on Thursday evening local time on a flight from Beijing.

Australian student arrives in Japan after detention in North Korea

Alek Sigley walked past waiting reporters without any comment after arriving in Japan from Beijing. He was released from North Korea after Sweden intervened.

  • Paul Osborne
Australian student Alex Sigley arrives at the airport in Beijing on Thursday.

'I'm OK': Australian student speaks after detention in North Korea

Alek Sigley will travel to Tokyo after Swedish officials helped secure his release by making representations on Australia's behalf.

  • David Wroe and Tom Rabe

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