Human Security / Human Rights
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Defiant activist promises to continue leaflet launches to North Korea
Controversial launches will continue as long as North Korea "threatens" the South, says defector-activist Park Sang-hak
“Selfish”: South Koreans weigh in on cross-border leaflet launches
Speaking to NK News, local residents blame defector-activists for worsening inter-Korean relations
North Korean sentenced to four years in prison for Russian border guard assault
At least 17 North Korean fishermen are believed to be in detention for nearly 10 months now after a Sept. 2019 arrest
Left behind: Despite détente, six South Koreans remain imprisoned in the North
Convicted of espionage and effectively abandoned by Seoul, it's unclear whether any will ever return home
North Korea in June 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead
An analysis of the main developments between June 1 and June 30
Finnish NGO wins sanctions exemptions to fight food insecurity in North Korea
Finn Church Aid granted exemptions for an estimated $270,000 in aid expenses to help North Hwanghae Province
Ask a North Korean: are there really no cases of COVID-19 in North Korea?
"Nobody will believe you if you say there are no coronavirus cases in North Korea"
North Korea has now tested 922 people for COVID-19: World Health Organization
255 DPRK nationals remain under quarantine, official tells NK News
“Pressing” need to restart inter-Korean family reunions, UN official says
Pyongyang is to blame for the continued delay in family reunions, Signe Poulsen tells NK News
Activist group launches balloons containing bibles towards North Korea
Despite recent inter-Korean tensions, Voice of Martyrs conducts discrete balloon launch adjacent to inter-Korean border
