Human Security / Human Rights
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Book review: A South Korean recounts what it’s like to commute to North Korea
Kim Min-ju offers a firsthand account of daily life and culture clashes while working at the Kaesong Industrial Complex
Predicting 2025: What’s in store for North Korea in the year to come
The NK News team evaluates its 2024 predictions and shares what to expect from Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
North Korean POW details orders for handling Ukrainian prisoners in new video
Release of new interrogation footage comes as Kyiv’s top diplomat holds up POWs as ‘proof’ of DPRK involvement in war
North Korean soldiers’ testimony from Ukraine and Kim Jong Un’s development push
NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses offers to exchange POWs and why mounting casualties in Kursk are a problem for Pyongyang
How North Korea compels citizens to spy on each other with new surveillance law
Revision to Mass Reporting Act targets activities that undermine regime, reflecting Kim Jong Un’s growing paranoia
Ukraine ready to ‘hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers’ in prisoner swap: Zelensky
Kyiv also releases interrogation footage suggesting one of two captured North Koreans may not want to return to DPRK
Why honoring North Koreans killed in Ukraine war could pose major risk to regime
Mounting casualties imperil Kim Jong Un’s ability to maintain secrecy around sensitive deployment to Russia
Forecast 2025: Why Kim Jong Un’s market crackdowns will spark social unrest
In second of two-part series, NK Pro predicts economic crisis, AI in state media, a U-turn on foreign tourists and more
Andrei Lankov: Why North Korean troops won’t make a difference in Ukraine war
Expert delves into DPRK-Russia cooperation, Pyongyang’s ties with Beijing and when Westerners will be able to return
Mercury dips as low as -13 F in North Korea, adding to citizens’ hardships
State media warns of frigid temperatures and strong winds in country where most rely on firewood and coal to stay warm
