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North Korea expanding aging coal power plant in bid to fix electricity shortages
Construction at Pyongyang plant comes as DPRK continues to rely on coal infrastructure past operational lifespans
April 23, 2024
North Korea’s forgotten gulags expose a dark history of human rights abuse
Satellite imagery shines a light on the former political prison camps that the Kim regime denies ever existed
March 29, 2024
North Korea renovated major concentration camp during pandemic, imagery shows
Expert says Kwalliso No. 25 was likely preparing for rise in prisoners due to harsh new laws and border reopening
March 1, 2024
North Korea expands coastal fencing in likely bid to stop defections by sea
NK Pro analysis shows DPRK added or renovated over 300 miles of fencing, justifying it as effort to keep out disease
January 30, 2024
Great wall of Pyongyang: Why North Korea is building a fence around its capital
Satellite imagery reveals construction of 63 km barrier and guard posts in massive effort to control access to city
November 17, 2023
Polluted to potable: Inside Pyongyang’s push to improve clean water supplies
North Korean capital has revamped sewage treatment as it builds new houses, but doubts remain about system’s reliability
October 11, 2023
How North Korean mining has left a toxic legacy for the country’s people
Satellite imagery shows a lack of safeguards has led to contamination of rivers and soil and endangered human health
May 17, 2023
North Korea built secret network of over 50 COVID isolation facilities: Imagery
Compounds resemble known isolation ward and point to efforts to isolate patients long before DPRK’s first outbreak
January 10, 2023
North Korea’s fake missile defense batteries (probably) aren’t fooling anyone
Satellite imagery shows DPRK has at least 9 mock surface-to-air missile sites that seek to draw fire from real defenses
September 12, 2022
How North Korea is making the most of its aging air force
The DPRK has upgraded emergency landing strips and built runways at all of the leader's major palaces, imagery reveals
December 6, 2019
