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Behind ‘The Mole’: Director talks secret mics, finances & dangerous close calls

Behind ‘The Mole’: Director talks secret mics, finances & dangerous close calls

Director Mads Brügger spills details on what it’s like to secretly record North Korea for a decade

Behind ‘The Mole’: Director talks secret mics, finances & dangerous close calls
NK News
NK News October 20, 2020
North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting

North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting

DPRK state media said that Washington and Seoul’s joint military exercises are “foul,” calling them “war practices”

North Korea accuses South Korea of an ‘evil scheme’ after US-ROK defense meeting
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2020
Bribes, beatings, forced confessions: Report shows horrors of North Korean jails

Bribes, beatings, forced confessions: Report shows horrors of North Korean jails

A new Human Rights Watch report recounts human rights abuses in North Korean pre-trial detention

Bribes, beatings, forced confessions: Report shows horrors of North Korean jails
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 19, 2020
Shooting victim’s family vows to sue North Korea ‘just like the Warmbiers did’

Shooting victim’s family vows to sue North Korea ‘just like the Warmbiers did’

The Warmbiers sent a letter to the family of the South Korean man shot and killed by North Korean soldiers on Sept. 22

Shooting victim’s family vows to sue North Korea ‘just like the Warmbiers did’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 19, 2020
North Korea promises ‘transparency’ on plans to develop sensitive space program

North Korea promises ‘transparency’ on plans to develop sensitive space program

DPRK official tells UN committee that Pyongyang ‘will make steady efforts for outer space development’

North Korea promises ‘transparency’ on plans to develop sensitive space program
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 19, 2020
Pyongyang General Hospital project misses Kim Jong Un’s ambitious deadline
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Pyongyang General Hospital project misses Kim Jong Un’s ambitious deadline

The North Korean leader previously alluded to construction delays due to the recent spate of natural disasters

Pyongyang General Hospital project misses Kim Jong Un’s ambitious deadline
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 16, 2020
North Korea slams ‘The Mole’ documentary as ‘nonsense’ and demands raw footage

North Korea slams ‘The Mole’ documentary as ‘nonsense’ and demands raw footage

North Korea’s Embassy in Stockholm is calling out the documentary series in a privately circulated note seen by NK News

North Korea slams ‘The Mole’ documentary as ‘nonsense’ and demands raw footage
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis | Min Chao Choy October 16, 2020
North Korea spent $965,000 on a mysterious Russian item in August: Trade data
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North Korea spent $965,000 on a mysterious Russian item in August: Trade data

Aside from the mystery item category, the DPRK also spent serious cash on two powerful turbine engines

North Korea spent $965,000 on a mysterious Russian item in August: Trade data
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy October 15, 2020
North Korean embassy official calls ‘The Mole’ documentary a ‘total fabrication’

North Korean embassy official calls ‘The Mole’ documentary a ‘total fabrication’

North Korean official says "everything will be cleared" once Nordic countries complete their investigations

North Korean embassy official calls ‘The Mole’ documentary a ‘total fabrication’
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 15, 2020
US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’

US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’

Top defense officials from Seoul and Washington stressed the need to “dismantle” Pyongyang’s growing missile program

US and South Korea call North Korea’s new ICBM a ‘significant threat’
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 15, 2020