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Spokesman: U.S. using human rights to isolate North Korea

Spokesman: U.S. using human rights to isolate North Korea

Pyongyang speaking out against human rights push prior to UN vote at General Assembly

Spokesman: U.S. using human rights to isolate North Korea
Robert Lauler
Robert Lauler November 6, 2014
Kim Jong Un pictured without cane

Kim Jong Un pictured without cane

Photos taken during rare Korean People's Army event in Pyongyang

Kim Jong Un pictured without cane
Robert Lauler
Robert Lauler November 5, 2014
Scholte falls short in Congressional bid

Scholte falls short in Congressional bid

Veteran N. Korea rights activist unable to win blue district despite Republican successes

Scholte falls short in Congressional bid
Rob York
Rob York November 5, 2014
Very cheap mobile phone rates seen in N. Korea – RFA

Very cheap mobile phone rates seen in N. Korea – RFA

Rates as low as 15 cents may be designed to help businesses thrive

Very cheap mobile phone rates seen in N. Korea – RFA
Doyun Kim
Doyun Kim November 5, 2014
Balloon launches now to be done in secret – activists

Balloon launches now to be done in secret – activists

Move comes after cancellation of talks blamed on continuing leaflet launches

Balloon launches now to be done in secret – activists
Robert Lauler
Robert Lauler November 4, 2014
N. Korean media denies hacking South Korean smartphones

N. Korean media denies hacking South Korean smartphones

Uriminzokkiri says S. Korean spy agency continues using North as scapegoat

N. Korean media denies hacking South Korean smartphones
Doyun Kim
Doyun Kim November 3, 2014
South Korea: Further inter-Korean talks ‘cancelled’

South Korea: Further inter-Korean talks ‘cancelled’

North Korean threats to cancel talks aimed at weakening position of South Korean conservatives, says Pyongyang watcher

South Korea: Further inter-Korean talks ‘cancelled’
Robert Lauler
Robert Lauler November 3, 2014
Draconian measures lead to “Ebola hysteria” in North Korea

Draconian measures lead to “Ebola hysteria” in North Korea

Guardian North Korea network: Anti-ebola measures impacting business, tourism and even domestic travel

Draconian measures lead to “Ebola hysteria” in North Korea
Tania Brannigan
Tania Brannigan November 3, 2014
Former prisoner motivated by N. Korea’s religious persecution

Former prisoner motivated by N. Korea’s religious persecution

Fowle, imprisoned for six months, does not recommend smuggling Bibles into the North

Former prisoner motivated by N. Korea’s religious persecution
Rob York
Rob York November 3, 2014
N. Korea requests Uganda to oppose International Criminal Court resolution

N. Korea requests Uganda to oppose International Criminal Court resolution

Pyongyang wants Uganda to reject possible human rights resolution at United Nations General Assembly

N. Korea requests Uganda to oppose International Criminal Court resolution
Steven Wandera
Steven Wandera November 1, 2014