Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Russian greenhouse operator plans to hire 50 North Korean ‘student trainees’
Procurement documents show $133,000 deal with Moscow-based Pyongyang LLC
August 20, 2026
North Korean ‘trainees’ appear packaging Finnish-marketed pet food in Russia
Businessman at center of DPRK labor deals reveals DPRK workers handling Järvi Elämän animal food
August 19, 2026
South Korea considers mandatory military service for North Korean defectors
The push for reform reflects the shrinking pool of South Korean troops and changing attitudes toward multiculturalism
August 18, 2026
North Korea imposes Ebola-related travel restrictions on foreign tourists
New rules cover 11 African states and France as Pyongyang steps up precautions against the deadly virus
August 17, 2026
Ask a North Korean: Why I smuggle media content into North Korea
David explains why outside media matters for North Koreans, reflecting on how a propaganda leaflet changed his life
40 North Korean women offered for hire as kimbap roll cooks, laborers in Russia
Listing states the women should earn $6 per hour each and must stay together, refusing to split the group
August 12, 2026
‘Hana Korea,’ film about life after escaping North Korea, lends fact to fiction
The film largely captures the ups and downs of escapees’ new lives after fleeing to South Korea, defectors say
August 7, 2026
North Korea’s record-breaking heatwave prompts weeklong health warnings
A recap of everything in state media this week, from an intense weather pattern to the omission of a missile launch
August 7, 2026
Flooding wipes out North Korean villages at key military base near border
Satellite imagery reveals government recovery efforts at reported artillery HQ, despite silence in state media
August 6, 2026
63 North Korean defectors enter South in first half of 2026: Seoul
All arrived through third countries, while DPRK soldier who crossed border in June was excluded from tally
August 6, 2026
