Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korea’s parade and Party Congress prep, plus personnel purges
NK News’ Chad O’ Carroll explores why the DPRK still hasn’t held the congress, the two Koreas’ influence ops and more
Siberian region sends 540 tons of wheat flour to North Korea
Shipment from Russia’s Kuzbass comes as DPRK authorities have promoted wheat consumption in recent years
Kim Jong Un sacks vice premier while praising ‘reliable revolutionaries’
A recap of everything in state media this week, from the removal of a senior official to Youth League celebrations
Only 223 North Korean defectors arrived in the South last year, down from 2024
Seoul says most new arrivals lived overseas before resettling in ROK, as tight border controls limit escapes
How spies from both North and South Korea targeted a human rights advocate
In an interview, Roberta Cohen recounts encounters with ROK agents and DPRK hackers, and shares lessons for activists
North Korea says it built fewer rural houses in 2025 despite wealth gap problem
NK Pro analysis suggests progress slowed in 2025 on multi-year effort to improve living standards outside capital
North Korea’s youth outreach, Party Congress signals and prison demolition
NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses Kim Jong Un’s stark message to young people and when to expect the 9th congress
Kim Jong Un urges youth to abandon ‘dreams’ to go to war, hard labor sites
North Korean leader draws contrast with ‘moral depravity’ of young people in other countries in speech to Youth League
South Korean man claims he sent drones to North, prompting calls for probe
ROK ruling party stresses need to ensure border safety after man says he sought to measure radiation levels
RFA to resume operations in South Korea, paving way for broadcasts to North
Broadcaster’s planned return comes amid expectations for new US funding, after Trump cuts forced half-year suspension
