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Barrier to entry: New photos show China expanding fences on North Korea border
Barbed-wire fencing and surveillance towers underscore continuing efforts to limit cross-border movement on both sides
‘Blood must be spilled’: How Kissinger nearly triggered a war with North Korea
The former US Secretary of State wanted to retaliate when the DPRK killed Americans, despite concerns of escalation
Voice to the voiceless: Exhibit highlights suppression of speech in North Korea
Newly opened North Korean Human Rights Museum holds up testimonies of defectors on abuses suffered under the Kim regime
Race to freedom: New escape room simulates experience of North Korea defection
First-of-its-kind installation in Seoul uses interactive storytelling to raise awareness about DPRK human rights
Pyongyang pilots: When North Korean jets dueled with Israel in skies over Egypt
DPRK opportunistically sent troops ahead of Yom Kippur War, and it may be willing to get involved in Middle East again
How North Korea recruited overseas Koreans to kidnap Japanese citizens
Kim Kil Uk died without facing charges in Japan, and his case shows how Pyongyang used threats to get its way
Aid worker recalls fight to get food to North Koreans in time of greatest need
Christy Gavitt says aid helped vulnerable and built goodwill during 90s famine, despite heavy controls on relief work
‘I can’t lose her too’: Family fears for loved one forcibly sent to North Korea
Kim Cheol-ok was repatriated after 25 years in China. Now her family is looking for answers about her fate.
A North Korean defector’s long journey from prison to the halls of academia
Kim Seong-ryeol tells NK News how he escaped the DPRK twice and became the first defector to work as an ROK professor
What the North Korean military has learned from Hamas’ deadly attacks on Israel
Experts say DPRK will note how militants exploited vulnerabilities but stress Hamas is pursuing very different goals
