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New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans
State-produced poster revives decades-old motif as Kim Jong Un intensifies anti-US and ROK rhetoric
January 22, 2024
North Korean health official set to make first appearance on WHO executive board
DPRK’s election to board has been controversial, with upcoming session to cover violence in Gaza and Ukraine
January 19, 2024
Interview: Depicting the inequalities of North Korean army life in film
DPRK escapee Jung Haneul discusses how he drew on his own experiences in the military to craft his directorial debut
January 19, 2024
Kim Jong Un is daring Seoul to escalate. Both Koreas must step back from brink.
North Korea’s rejection of unification and warnings of war are responses to Seoul’s tough talk, raising risk of conflict
January 19, 2024
North Korea is teaming up with China and Russia to violate human rights
Even as the US, ROK and Japan bolster cooperation, another trilateral alliance is conspiring to undermine global order
January 18, 2024
Collecting evidence of North Korea’s human rights violations – Ep. 325
Head of UN Human Rights office in Seoul discusses forced abductions, plus why the DPRK is shutting down propaganda sites
January 17, 2024
North Korean foreign minister meets with Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Kremlin says Choe Son Hui briefed leader on talks with Russian counterpart, where they denounced US-led ‘imperialists’
January 17, 2024
Ask a North Korean: Why a DPRK laborer in Russia decided to defect
A recent defector writes about growing disillusioned during 90s famine and how pandemic pushed him to make a break
First tour to North Korea already at capacity, Russian travel firm says
Over 100 people have reportedly signed up for tour organized with Far East region in effort to promote travel to DPRK
January 16, 2024
Echoes of war: North Korea’s artillery display stirs memories of 2010 shelling
DPRK’s aggressive start to 2024 portends more provocations, and this time Pyongyang’s goal likely isn’t negotiations
January 16, 2024
