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Fired from job due to handshaking with a foreigner 
Date : February 19, 2016
Fired from job due to handshaking with a foreigner  To prevent North Korean officials from being influenced by unacceptable ideology, the State Security Department […
NK takes 80% of workers’ wage at KIC 
Date : February 19, 2016
North Korean regime takes 80% of wage of KIC workersAccording to a source from North Korea, North Korean regime took 100% of dollars paid to workers of the inter-Kor…
The Number of North Korean internet users is 7000 
Date : February 2, 2016
The Number of North Korean internet users is 7000Using internet is a way to connect with outside world. The proportion of North Korean internet users out of the whol…
UN, requested to North Korea information about its five missing citizens 
Date : February 2, 2016
UN requested to North Korea information about five missing citizensUN Human Rights Council requested to North Korea information about five missing North Korean citizens, …
Holiday full of rote memorization and manure 
Date : January 19, 2016
Although this year’s New Year’s holiday in North Korea was scheduled from January 1-3rd, citizens were forced to spend their time in meetings and mobilization activitie…
NK official visits London to lobby about human rights issues 
Date : January 15, 2016
A senior North Korean diplomat, Kim Son-gyong, visited London to mitigate the international pressure on Pyongyang over its human rights record. The visit came after th…
5 executed for aiding and abetting escapes 
Date : December 29, 2015
5 Executed for Aiding and Abetting EscapesAuthorities in North Korea’s Yanggang Province back in September executed five  residents for aiding the escape of others …
UN GA adopts NK human rights resolution calling for ICC referral 
Date : December 20, 2015
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the referral of North Korea to the International Criminal Court for its human rights violations.A tot…
China, Russia oppose U.N. council meeting on North Korea 
Date : December 20, 2015
China and Russia oppose U.S. plans to hold a special meeting on human rights in North Korea. The United States, president of the Security Council this month, said la…
Top UN official calls for NK to face International Criminal Court 
Date : December 15, 2015
Top U.N. official calls for North Korea to face International Criminal CourtU.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said at the UN Security Council …
USCIRF Urges Religious Freedom Be Included in UN SC 
Date : December 15, 2015
North Korea: USCIRF Urges Religious Freedom Be Included in UN Security Council Human Rights Meeting December 9, 2015WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission…
South Korea Says It’s Working to Halt Refugees’ Return to North 
Date : December 1, 2015
The office of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea said that her government was trying to secure the freedom of nine North Koreans who were in danger of being sent back…
Defunct medical system revitalizes once unpopular majors 
Date : November 30, 2015
The collapse of North Korea’s medical system and dysfunction at state-run hospitals has triggered a change in preference for majors at medical schools, with students now…
Desperate resident takes own life in front of KWP building 
Date : November 30, 2015
In protest against the government’s inaction on a personal grievance case, a North Korean resident has reportedly committed suicide in front of the Korean Workers' Party…
Women's Union members forced to fork over more cash 
Date : November 30, 2015
As the weather turns chilly and the year draws to an end, North Korean residents have been kept quite busy by mandatory year-end self criticism  sessions. In particu…
 
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