Martin Weiser received his MA from Korea University in 2014 with a thesis explaining North Korea’s changing human rights policy. He has continued researching North Korea’s political history as an independent researcher since then. His writings have appeared on SinoNK and in 2018 an article on the country’s legal system appeared in the European Journal of Korean Studies.
Purge of KCNA content appears aimed at expunging references to unification, South Korea and more
Change may be sign DPRK has nullified inter-Korean deals after Kim Jong Un called unification ‘impossible’
DPRK Today also deleted posts about someone with name Ju Ae in sign leadership sees big role for young girl
International law guarantees the right to receive information, though few in ROK government will defend this principle
Alternative take on historical evidence suggests dispute in rival party drove attempt on Kim Il Sung and comrades' lives
A typo on a U.N. database led to misleading reports from uncritical journalists, but the mistake was avoidable
Veteran economic policymaker may have been demoted from ruling party Central Committee, analysis suggests
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