May 01, 2024

Human Security / Human Rights

Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea

Elaborate cyberattack against North Korea human rights activist

Elaborate cyberattack against North Korea human rights activist

Spearphishing campaign against Committee for Human Rights in North Korea reveals deep research into victim’s contacts

Elaborate cyberattack against North Korea human rights activist
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee May 30, 2020
GoFundMe pulls campaign raising funds for COVID-19 aid to North Korea

GoFundMe pulls campaign raising funds for COVID-19 aid to North Korea

Online fundraising platform says sanctions prohibit it from hosting the campaign

GoFundMe pulls campaign raising funds for COVID-19 aid to North Korea
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 29, 2020
Russia saw “acute” increase in North Korean poaching last year: Border Service

Russia saw “acute” increase in North Korean poaching last year: Border Service

16 vessels and 3754 poachers were detained last year, official says, a 14-fold increase compared to previous years

Russia saw “acute” increase in North Korean poaching last year: Border Service
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 29, 2020
UK embassy in Pyongyang closes, resident diplomats evacuated from North Korea

UK embassy in Pyongyang closes, resident diplomats evacuated from North Korea

Move reportedly linked to DPRK government's coronavirus-prevention measures

UK embassy in Pyongyang closes, resident diplomats evacuated from North Korea
South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North

South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North

First payment of $720,000 set to be sent this year via UN commission

South Korea to provide $4.9 million in sustainable development aid to the North
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 27, 2020
Don’t allow North Korean staff to use the internet, International Red Cross told

Don’t allow North Korean staff to use the internet, International Red Cross told

Instruction comes despite rules already in place to prevent DPRK nationals accessing web

Don’t allow North Korean staff to use the internet, International Red Cross told
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 27, 2020
North Korean imports of antibiotics spiked in April, Chinese trade data shows
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North Korean imports of antibiotics spiked in April, Chinese trade data shows

China exported 15,000 kg of tetracycline derivatives, cited as a possible treatment for COVID-19, to the DPRK last month

North Korean imports of antibiotics spiked in April, Chinese trade data shows
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 27, 2020
Starlink: an uncensored internet solution for North Korea?

Starlink: an uncensored internet solution for North Korea?

Elon Musk's hotly-anticipated satellite net service could prove a game-changer for tech-savvy North Koreans, experts say

Starlink: an uncensored internet solution for North Korea?
China’s food exports to North Korea remain abnormally low in April: data
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China’s food exports to North Korea remain abnormally low in April: data

For second consecutive month, China reports sending no fruit, vegetables, corn, rice, or meat to DPRK

China’s food exports to North Korea remain abnormally low in April: data
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer May 26, 2020
Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth

Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth

Fight against "invisible enemies" and bourgeois culture needed to ensure country's development, Rodong Sinmun says

Don’t be corrupted by foreign films and music, North Korean media warns youth
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 26, 2020