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Ask a North Korean: Why I smuggle media content into North Korea
David explains why outside media matters for North Koreans, reflecting on how a propaganda leaflet changed his life
40 North Korean women offered for hire as kimbap roll cooks, laborers in Russia
Listing states the women should earn $6 per hour each and must stay together, refusing to split the group
‘Hana Korea,’ film about life after escaping North Korea, lends fact to fiction
The film largely captures the ups and downs of escapees’ new lives after fleeing to South Korea, defectors say
North Korea’s record-breaking heatwave prompts weeklong health warnings
A recap of everything in state media this week, from an intense weather pattern to the omission of a missile launch
Flooding wipes out North Korean villages at key military base near border
Satellite imagery reveals government recovery efforts at reported artillery HQ, despite silence in state media
63 North Korean defectors enter South in first half of 2026: Seoul
All arrived through third countries, while DPRK soldier who crossed border in June was excluded from tally
Ask a North Korean: Why was stealing so prolific in North Korea?
A North Korean defector recalls being a victim of theft on the train and at home, where her family's cauldron was stolen
Jerome Sauvage on North Korea’s crises, contradictions and quiet moments
Former UN official discusses his new book, Witness to North Korea, and the limits of international engagement
North Korean defectors near nuclear test site show chromosome abnormalities
South Korean researchers note that other factors, like medical imaging and smoking, could explain the study results
DOJ subpoenas journalist over North Korea SEAL mission report
Reporter slams subpoena as push to ‘force disclosure’ of confidential sources behind claims of 2019 infiltration attempt
