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Nigeria deported ten North Koreans ahead of 2019 worker ban deadline: report

Nigeria deported ten North Koreans ahead of 2019 worker ban deadline: report

Abuja claims sanctions compliance in first implementation report to UN on recent years’ measures

Nigeria deported ten North Koreans ahead of 2019 worker ban deadline: report
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 19, 2020
Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea dip slightly in March: data
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Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea dip slightly in March: data

Russia's reported refined petroleum shipments to DPRK are contrast to China's record low report for the same month

Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea dip slightly in March: data
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer May 18, 2020
Security gates upgraded at North Korean central government compound: imagery
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Security gates upgraded at North Korean central government compound: imagery

Upgrades and more minor work around compound follow construction on Kim Jong Un’s office and new adjacent building

Security gates upgraded at North Korean central government compound: imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 18, 2020
South Korean military, citing bad weather, postpones planned maritime drills

South Korean military, citing bad weather, postpones planned maritime drills

Defense ministry dismisses local reports that Seoul may be "tiptoeing" around Pyongyang by rescheduling exercises

South Korean military, citing bad weather, postpones planned maritime drills
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 18, 2020
North Korea further relaxes restrictions on resident diplomats, embassy says

North Korea further relaxes restrictions on resident diplomats, embassy says

Foreigners in DPRK now permitted to visit several previously-restricted department stores, MFA tells diplomats

North Korea further relaxes restrictions on resident diplomats, embassy says
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham May 18, 2020
Kim Jong Un working hard “without holidays and birthdays,” says state media

Kim Jong Un working hard “without holidays and birthdays,” says state media

Rodong Sinmun special article also emphasizes the leader's decision to take an "iron mace" against corrupt officials

Kim Jong Un working hard “without holidays and birthdays,” says state media
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 18, 2020
North Korean media slams “confrontational” South Korean human rights white paper

North Korean media slams “confrontational” South Korean human rights white paper

KINU report says public executions in North Korea become less frequent, but still commonplace

North Korean media slams “confrontational” South Korean human rights white paper
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 15, 2020
Portraits removed from Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square amid renovation works

Portraits removed from Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square amid renovation works

Changes come ahead of 75th anniversary of North Korea's ruling party in October

Portraits removed from Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung square amid renovation works
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 15, 2020
New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at sea

New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at sea

Notice calls for industry assistance in countering DPRK sanctions evasion

New U.S. government advisory details North Korea’s “deceptive” practices at sea
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy May 14, 2020
Russia sends wheat aid shipment to North Korea, embassy in Pyongyang says

Russia sends wheat aid shipment to North Korea, embassy in Pyongyang says

Report of 25,000-tonne shipment comes as UN warns of widespread food insecurity in DPRK, U.S. warns of potential famine

Russia sends wheat aid shipment to North Korea, embassy in Pyongyang says
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer May 14, 2020