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What South Korea’s termination of the GSOMIA means for North Korea policy

What South Korea’s termination of the GSOMIA means for North Korea policy

Experts weigh in on the impact of the ROK decision to end an intelligence-sharing deal with Tokyo

What South Korea’s termination of the GSOMIA means for North Korea policy
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham August 23, 2019
Ask a North Korean: smuggling goods and helping escapees across the Yalu River

Ask a North Korean: smuggling goods and helping escapees across the Yalu River

"God, please help me live. Help me not get washed away by the force of the current...."

Ask a North Korean: smuggling goods and helping escapees across the Yalu River
Tae-il Shim August 21, 2019
U.S. to extend North Korea travel ban for another year: State Department

U.S. to extend North Korea travel ban for another year: State Department

Moves sees Washington renew restrictions in place since 2017

U.S. to extend North Korea travel ban for another year: State Department
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham August 19, 2019
Child nutrition project granted exemption from UN sanctions on North Korea

Child nutrition project granted exemption from UN sanctions on North Korea

Exemption is third for Première Urgence Internationale this year

Child nutrition project granted exemption from UN sanctions on North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 19, 2019
In Seoul, tragic death of North Korean defector family sparks shock and outrage

In Seoul, tragic death of North Korean defector family sparks shock and outrage

Han Sung-ok and her young son were found last month, believed to have died months earlier

In Seoul, tragic death of North Korean defector family sparks shock and outrage
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham August 16, 2019
Eugene Bell Foundation granted sanctions exemption for tuberculosis work in North Korea

Eugene Bell Foundation granted sanctions exemption for tuberculosis work in North Korea

Lab equipment, 50 prefabricated patient wards among sanctioned items set to be shipped

Eugene Bell Foundation granted sanctions exemption for tuberculosis work in North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 16, 2019
Where Russia stands on North Korea’s grave human rights problem

Where Russia stands on North Korea’s grave human rights problem

Moscow fears that raising DPRK human rights issues could bring political instability to its doorstep

Where Russia stands on North Korea’s grave human rights problem
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna August 14, 2019
Thousands of North Korean students spend summer vacations on building site: KCNA

Thousands of North Korean students spend summer vacations on building site: KCNA

Universities from across the DPRK dispatch pupils to work on Samjiyon project, state media reports

Thousands of North Korean students spend summer vacations on building site: KCNA
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham August 14, 2019
Ask a North Korean: is anyone genuinely loyal to the ruling Kims anymore?

Ask a North Korean: is anyone genuinely loyal to the ruling Kims anymore?

"With my body in chains, I learned that the culprits of our suffering were the incapable leadership"

Ask a North Korean: is anyone genuinely loyal to the ruling Kims anymore?
In-hua Kim August 12, 2019
U.S. NGO gets UN green light for tuberculosis, hepatitis care work in North Korea

U.S. NGO gets UN green light for tuberculosis, hepatitis care work in North Korea

Exemption is second this year for Christian Friends of Korea

U.S. NGO gets UN green light for tuberculosis, hepatitis care work in North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 12, 2019