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Bringing the free press to North Korea

Bringing the free press to North Korea

Defector turned newspaper proprietor plans infiltration in his home country

Bringing the free press to North Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 4, 2013
Profile Kenneth Bae: an American prisoner in N. Korea

Profile Kenneth Bae: an American prisoner in N. Korea

Is imprisoned American hostage, criminal or bargaining chip?

Profile Kenneth Bae: an American prisoner in N. Korea
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham September 4, 2013
Are North Korea’s public health problems exaggerated?

Are North Korea’s public health problems exaggerated?

Academic says rates of preventable diseases in the North are dropping

Are North Korea’s public health problems exaggerated?
Matthew McGrath August 29, 2013
How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2

A look at how education and information technology will shape North Korea's future

How North Korea is striving to prepare for its future: part 2
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza August 22, 2013
Was an American student really kidnapped by North Korea?

Was an American student really kidnapped by North Korea?

New theory emerges about David Sneddon's summer 2004 disappearance

Was an American student really kidnapped by North Korea?
Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich August 13, 2013
Minorities in North Korea, part 3: Chinese-Koreans

Minorities in North Korea, part 3: Chinese-Koreans

Thousands of Koreans once escaped China for DPRK, but situation reversed in 1990s

Minorities in North Korea, part 3: Chinese-Koreans
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 12, 2013
Minorities in North Korea, part 2: Russian-Koreans

Minorities in North Korea, part 2: Russian-Koreans

Status of Russian-Koreans changed as DPRK-USSR relations fluctuated

Minorities in North Korea, part 2: Russian-Koreans
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 8, 2013
Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans

Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans

Once a valued source of hard currency, repatriates from Japan have fallen on hard times

Minorities in North Korea, part 1: Japanese-Koreans
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 6, 2013
‘Evil Leaders’ do not explain North Korea’s human rights crisis

‘Evil Leaders’ do not explain North Korea’s human rights crisis

"Fear and isolation are the main reasons for the North to keep those they distrust in camps" - Geir Helgesen

‘Evil Leaders’ do not explain North Korea’s human rights crisis
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza August 6, 2013
Exclusive: Inside the N. Korean court that tried Kenneth Bae

Exclusive: Inside the N. Korean court that tried Kenneth Bae

Behind the scenes at North Korea's highest legal institution where Americans go for sentencing

Exclusive: Inside the N. Korean court that tried Kenneth Bae
Curtis Melvin
Curtis Melvin August 5, 2013