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North Koreans react to Kim Jong Nam's death 
Date : March 7, 2017
Following the apparent murder of Kim Jong Il's eldest son, Kim Jong Nam, at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport, news of the incident has made its way back int…
North Korea issues more visas ahead of Kim Jong Il's birthday 
Date : February 16, 2017
As the North Korean authorities prepare for the 75th anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s birthday (February 16), the regime has discretely issued passport visas to residents th…
Child laborers pushed to max in North Korean wig factories 
Date : February 6, 2017
In the lead up to the Lunar New Year’s holiday, teenage laborers in North and South Pyongan Provinces were pressured to complete designated work before an upcoming deadl…
Students in N. Hamgyong under pressure to pay for school computers 
Date : January 24, 2017
Students in N. Hamgyong under pressure to pay for school computersA number of schools in North Korea are reportedly asking students to pay for the development of computer…
Thae Yong Ho believes outside information will end the Kim regime 
Date : January 4, 2017
Thae Yong Ho believes outside information will end the Kim regimeDuring a press conference held at Government Complex Seoul in Gwanghwamun on December 27, Thae Yong Ho, N…
UN General Assembly Adopts N.Korean Human Rights Resolution by Consensus 
Date : December 21, 2016
UN General Assembly Adopts N.Korean Human Rights Resolution by ConsensusThe UN General Assembly has adopted by consensus its annual resolution condemning human rights abu…
30 defectors arrested by Chinese authorities 
Date : December 12, 2016
30 North Korean defectors arrested by Chinese authorities, facing repatriationApproximately 30 North Korean defectors have been arrested by Chinese public security offici…
Informants target Chinese mobile phone users 
Date : July 25, 2016
In an ongoing bid to tighten control on communication with the outside world, North Korean security authorities are actively soliciting informants to arrest users of fore…
New China-NK deal has devistating effects for oridnary fisherman 
Date : July 25, 2016
Right after signing a new bilateral fishing rights deals, state-run companies are bringing in new state-of-the-art Chinese fishing vessels which has undermined the liveli…
Freedom of information fundamental to paving the path to peace 
Date : July 25, 2016
In a recent trip to South Korea, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy and Human Rights Tom Malinowski sat down for an interview with Unification Media Group Pr…
Ryomyong Street strain felt nationwide 
Date : June 30, 2016
Facing a shortage in raw materials and funds for the Ryomyong Street construction project in Pyongyang [hailed in state media as Kim Jong Un’s next legacy project], the …
Cadres trade on heightened surveillance 
Date : June 29, 2016
In the midst of recent reports that Kim Jong Un has ordered users of Chinese-made mobile phones to be labeled as traitors and punished accordingly, the North Korean autho…
NK workers in China spread even thinner 
Date : June 17, 2016
A growing number of North Korean workers in China are being forced to work for multiple companies in addition to regular posts in order to earn extra money for the govern…
China arrests dozens of smugglers trading with NK 
Date : June 17, 2016
China's public security authorities have arrested dozens of individuals in the Chinese border city of Dandong and have charged with illegal arms smuggling into North Kore…
UN intensifying probe into NK human rights violation 
Date : June 17, 2016
The UN office on North Korea's human right abuses has intensified it's investigations into North Korea's infamously terrible human rights record. Signe Poulsen, a member …
 
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