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Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July
Deployment may coincide with Russian summer offensive, lawmakers say, with dispatch linked to Shoigu-Kim meeting
June 27, 2025
Matchmaking across borders: Documenting North Koreans relationships in the South
Filmmakers Morten Traavik and Sun Kim explore the personal costs of division and defectors’ search for belonging
June 26, 2025
Female superstars: How North Korean propaganda portrays women in sports
Three decades of media depict increasing agency for female athletes, who still must ultimately sacrifice for the state
June 26, 2025
North Korean defectors testify about executions, ongoing abuses at Seoul event
Public sessions at UN office are part of effort to update landmark 2014 report on DPRK’s violations of human rights
June 25, 2025
Seoul resumes processing NGO requests to contact North Korean partners
Six groups have reported plans to reach out for civilian exchange and aid projects, ending freeze under Yoon government
June 25, 2025
NGO says it may stop anti-North Korea leafleting after new ROK minister calls
Vice unification minister pledges to make efforts to resolve abduction issue amid Seoul’s crackdown on balloon launches
June 24, 2025
North Korea touts ‘miraculous’ quintuplet birth as vindication of medical system
An in-depth analysis of health care success and failure, criticism of US strategic flexibility and Kim Il Sung’s brother
June 20, 2025
North Korea’s latest deployment may be a trial for mass labor exports to Russia
6K military workers won’t serve on Ukraine front lines, but the allies are using dispatch to show off strengthened ties
June 20, 2025
US NGO ready to resume tuberculosis aid to North Korea regardless of tensions
Eugene Bell Foundation says US-DPRK relations do not have to be an obstacle, years after suspending work due to pandemic
June 19, 2025
Dong Jin Kim: What North Korea can learn from Ireland’s peace process
Peace scholar talks about why reconciliation must go beyond politics to reach everyday people on both sides of border
June 19, 2025
