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North Korea: Opponents of Apartheid
DPRK, South Africa remain friendly despite latter's push for denuclearization
Meet the man who saved Kim Il Sung’s life
Meet Yakov Novichenko, the only foreigner with a personality cult in North Korea
The German Neo-Nazi fascination with North Korea
Lesser-known Strasserite Nazi faction key to understanding admiration for Pyongyang
Zimbabwe and North Korea: Uranium, elephants, and a massacre
Admiration for Kim Il Sung led to Gukurahundi atrocity and deep-seated hate for North Korea
North Korea’s uncomfortable race relations
Willing to exploit racial conflict, the North does not welcome other oppressed peoples
How North Koreans ads in western newspapers backfired
Designed mainly for domestic reasons, over-the-top ads were derided even by allies
The African Student Protest for Clean Water in North Korea, 1984
"The whole street was full of African students walking and shouting"
Being African in the Pure-blooded, Juche Republic
In North Korea, Juche might have been acceptable in the 1980s, but being a bright African student wasn't
One African Man’s North Korean Juche Adventure
The curious tale of why a young man from Guinea ended up becoming a pawn in North Korea's 1980's UN vote chase.
