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Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea

How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the corn market
NK PRO

How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the corn market

The data does not indicate that the supply situation has dramatically worsened this year

How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the corn market
Peter Ward
Peter Ward May 29, 2019
How North Korea’s institutions have responded to the changing role of women

How North Korea’s institutions have responded to the changing role of women

Recent research suggests the state has a lot of catching up to do

How North Korea’s institutions have responded to the changing role of women
Adam Cathcart
Adam Cathcart | Yujin Lim May 29, 2019
Why North Korea still falls short in providing for the basic needs of its people

Why North Korea still falls short in providing for the basic needs of its people

DPRK must stop crackdowns on market activity and guarantee its citizens' rights, UN official writes

Why North Korea still falls short in providing for the basic needs of its people
Daniel Collinge
Daniel Collinge May 27, 2019
DPRK media dismisses humanitarian aid as “non-essential” to inter-Korean ties

DPRK media dismisses humanitarian aid as “non-essential” to inter-Korean ties

DPRK Today accuses Seoul of continued "hostile acts," misleading public opinion

DPRK media dismisses humanitarian aid as “non-essential” to inter-Korean ties
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 27, 2019
Is resistance futile? Prospects for popular uprising in North Korea

Is resistance futile? Prospects for popular uprising in North Korea

Some recent reports suggest internal opposition to Kim Jong Un could be growing

Is resistance futile? Prospects for popular uprising in North Korea
Robert E. McCoy
Robert E. McCoy May 26, 2019
June 3 opening day confirmed for North Korea’s mass games: tour groups

June 3 opening day confirmed for North Korea’s mass games: tour groups

Large-scale state propaganda show set to run until mid-October

June 3 opening day confirmed for North Korea’s mass games: tour groups
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 24, 2019
North Korea abruptly calls off Shenyang meetings with South Korean NGOs

North Korea abruptly calls off Shenyang meetings with South Korean NGOs

Reason for DPRK side's sudden cancellation unclear, ROK representatives say

North Korea abruptly calls off Shenyang meetings with South Korean NGOs
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 23, 2019
South Korea to send $8 million in aid to North at “earliest possible date”: MOU

South Korea to send $8 million in aid to North at “earliest possible date”: MOU

Major ROK-based NGO also seeking to send emergency assistance to DPRK

South Korea to send $8 million in aid to North at “earliest possible date”: MOU
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 23, 2019
North Korea cereal imports partially recovered in March: data
NK PRO

North Korea cereal imports partially recovered in March: data

Russia, South Korea, and South Africa also reporting food shipments to the DPRK

North Korea cereal imports partially recovered in March: data
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 23, 2019
South Korea’s Gyeonggi province sends $1.3 million in flour, saplings to North

South Korea’s Gyeonggi province sends $1.3 million in flour, saplings to North

Aid to help feed children, assist with reforestation

South Korea’s Gyeonggi province sends $1.3 million in flour, saplings to North
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 22, 2019