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Experts criticize WHO’s North Korea suicide stats

Experts criticize WHO’s North Korea suicide stats

Data based on risk factors present in other countries doesn’t hold up in the North, scientists say

Experts criticize WHO’s North Korea suicide stats
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young | Rob York October 10, 2014
What do journalists think about reporting on North Korea?

What do journalists think about reporting on North Korea?

Journalists weigh in on the current state of North Korean reporting

What do journalists think about reporting on North Korea?
NK News
NK News October 9, 2014
Why researching defectors takes creativity

Why researching defectors takes creativity

Academic says human relatability matters helps those studying refugees learn new information

Why researching defectors takes creativity
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza October 2, 2014
North Korea through famine survivors’ eyes

North Korea through famine survivors’ eyes

Expert calls 1990s a period of surprising change for citizen-state relations

North Korea through famine survivors’ eyes
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza October 1, 2014
Independence, security, socialism – N. Korea’s view of human rights

Independence, security, socialism – N. Korea’s view of human rights

Pyongyang’s self-analysis contains obvious falsehoods but a revealing look at its outlook

Independence, security, socialism – N. Korea’s view of human rights
Rob York
Rob York September 30, 2014
Are human rights activists launching balloons into North Korea making any difference?

Are human rights activists launching balloons into North Korea making any difference?

Could balloons carrying information and money into North Korea bring down the North Korean government?

Are human rights activists launching balloons into North Korea making any difference?
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 10, 2014
Where is North Korea’s cosa nostra?

Where is North Korea’s cosa nostra?

Tight networks, state terror, police efficacy may limit criminal activity

Where is North Korea’s cosa nostra?
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 26, 2014
Meet Mr. Pak: North Korean entrepreneur

Meet Mr. Pak: North Korean entrepreneur

Foreign-currency acquisition can be good business, but risks abound

Meet Mr. Pak: North Korean entrepreneur
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 19, 2014
Technology meets human rights at N. Korea hackathon

Technology meets human rights at N. Korea hackathon

‘Hack North Korea’ confronts challenges of cracking North Korea’s information wall

Technology meets human rights at N. Korea hackathon
Doyun Kim
Doyun Kim August 15, 2014
Oh: Aiding bottom-up marketization key to reform

Oh: Aiding bottom-up marketization key to reform

U.S., S. Korea must step up efforts to provide information, mobilize N. Koreans, expert says

Oh: Aiding bottom-up marketization key to reform
Phebe Kim
Phebe Kim August 14, 2014