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Activists call for end to police probes into North Korean defector remittances
Escapees say they have faced scrutiny for sending money to family in DPRK, defending these as humanitarian transfers
August 12, 2025
North Korea begins dismantling border loudspeakers, days after the South
Seoul welcomes apparently reciprocal move, though ROK military says full extent of work remains unclear
August 11, 2025
DPRK expanded loudspeaker network weeks before ROK dismantles its own
JCS says North added more speakers, reportedly in May and June, but has not resumed anti-ROK broadcasts along the border
August 8, 2025
Pyongyang may reopen talks if Washington accepts nuke reality: Ex-US official
Ned Price cited Kim Yo Jong’s recent statement as indication of shift in DPRK’s diplomatic messaging
August 8, 2025
North Korean man crosses into South in second defection of the summer
Escapee used improvised flotation to cross into ROK territory via maritime border with joint investigation underway
August 7, 2025
US defense official highlights ROK’s leading role in defense against DPRK
Elbridge Colby praised ROK military spending, readiness while urging alliance modernization amid regional threats
August 6, 2025
South Korea to cremate body of North Korean man after Pyongyang fails to respond
Seoul moves ahead with unclaimed body procedures following silence from DPRK despite multiple repatriation offers
August 5, 2025
Police investigating North Korean defector for aiding Pyongyang’s secret police
Authorities say woman in her 70s may have aided North Korea’s anti-state activities by leaking data on fellow escapees
August 4, 2025
Seoul begins removing loudspeakers along border with North Korea
Dismantling is aimed at lowering tensions and follows President Lee’s call to halt cross-border broadcasts
August 4, 2025
Top diplomats of US, ROK reaffirm North Korea denuclearization in first meeting
Marco Rubio and Cho Hyun also voice concern over DPRK-Russia ties, days after Pyongyang insisted it is a nuclear state
August 1, 2025
