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Race to freedom: New escape room simulates experience of North Korea defection
First-of-its-kind installation in Seoul uses interactive storytelling to raise awareness about DPRK human rights
November 15, 2023
The growing evidence of North Korean weapons trade with Russia – Ep. 315
The NK News team discusses Pyongyang’s ties with Moscow, overseas IT workers, boat defections and more
November 15, 2023
US court awards Otto Warmbier’s parents $2.2M in frozen North Korean funds
Money seized from Russian bank to be paid in line with ruling that family is owed $500M over student’s wrongful death
November 15, 2023
High-level Russian delegation in North Korea for economic talks: State media
Discussions are first under bilateral commission since 2019 and follow Kim-Putin summit on expanding cooperation
November 15, 2023
ROK spy agency defends detention of North Korean defectors against UN criticism
NIS says it’s committed to protecting human rights of escapees, but activist tells NK News agency is not doing enough
November 10, 2023
North Korean election reform does not guarantee right to vote, Seoul says
Reform allows two candidates to run in pre-election primaries, a move one expert says could prove significant
November 10, 2023
Ask a North Korean: What are ideological study sessions like?
A defector writes about taking notes for hours to prove her loyalty, memorizing the leader’s speeches and more
How North Korea pillories the South’s fertility crisis, while ignoring its own
State propaganda blames capitalism for low birth rates in other countries but praises DPRK mothers as ‘labor heroes’
State media review: North Korea slams Blinken’s ‘confab with puppets’ in Seoul
An in-depth analysis of criticism of US foreign policy, get out the vote propaganda and more
November 9, 2023
North Koreans still running restaurant in Laos to earn cash for regime: Report
Managers of restaurant in Vientiane reportedly assisted DPRK IT workers and were previously sanctioned by Seoul
November 9, 2023
