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What to make of reports that hungry North Koreans are resorting to cannibalism
Food shortages have likely worsened during COVID, and the longer this goes on, the more desperate the situation becomes
June 16, 2023
State media review: Kim Jong Un vows to ‘hold hands’ with Putin to defend peace
An in-depth review of Kim’s letter for Russia Day, praise for a self-sacrificing nurse, no reports on plenum and more
June 15, 2023
North Korea has registered for Asian Games in China, organizers confirm
Sports competition in fall would be DPRK’s first of pandemic, though it skipped an Olympic qualifier after registering
June 15, 2023
Ask a North Korean: How has DPRK society progressed over the years?
Private markets have introduced new perspectives, but the dictatorship means few place much stock on social progress
Why North Korea barely moves the needle for South Korean voters – Ep. 293
Karl Friedhoff talks ROK polls, plus a new NK Pro analysis reveals China expanding prisons that hold defectors
June 14, 2023
North Korea wants to remove household solar panels, build community energy farms
Expert says citizens could lose power without personal panels, which became popular amid chronic energy shortages
June 14, 2023
China expanding prisons where North Korean escapees are held: Investigation
NK Pro identifies construction at 3 key border facilities, suggesting efforts to increase capacity to detain defectors
June 13, 2023
Web surfing a privilege of only North Korea’s most rarefied elite: Report
NGO says intrusive security measures mean few even know internet exists, calling access a basic human right
June 12, 2023
What we can learn from UN inquiry into North Korean human rights, 10 years on
The situation has improved little since Commission of Inquiry issued landmark report, but there is still a way forward
June 12, 2023
China and ROK competing to recover North Korean rocket debris, data suggests
Ship records show uptick in Chinese patrols in Yellow Sea, as source says Beijing may seek to retrieve wreckage for DPRK
June 9, 2023
