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Kim Jong Un sensitive to criticism of regime’s human rights abuses: Ex-diplomats
Former North Korean envoys say leader ordered measures to deflect attention from abuses and even pushed limited reforms
North Korea plagued by one of world’s highest tuberculosis rates: WHO data
UN health agency lists DPRK as high-risk country for seventh straight year, with estimated 135K cases in 2023
How Russia is transporting North Korean troops to the front lines of Ukraine war
NK News analysis suggests Moscow prefers transport by plane, with suspicious flights from Far East to city near Ukraine
UN aid groups receive OK to send health care, farming equipment to North Korea
Sanctions exemptions allow UNICEF and FAO to ship items through next year, though aid workers still unable to return
North Korea building concrete wall on eastern inter-Korean border, photos show
Barrier stands at least 13 feet tall and stretches 1/3 mile, in potential preview of plans to fortify DMZ
76 North Korean escapees arrive in South Korea in third quarter
Numbers remain far below pre-COVID levels but include rare direct defections over inter-Korean border
North Korea slams new sanctions watchdog, warns members will pay ‘dear price’
DPRK retaliation against multilateral sanctions body may include blocking return of UK and German diplomats, expert says
North Korea publishes photos ‘confirming’ ROK drone violated Pyongyang airspace
State media claims technical analysis identified UAV as reconnaissance model used by South Korea's military
US’ North Korean Human Rights Act turns 20, but gains remain elusive
Experts acknowledge its role in highlighting abuses but say consistency in Washington’s policy is key to success
South Korea halts investigations into defectors’ money transfers to North Korea
But NK News confirms that several escapees are still facing prosecution for practice that was previously long accepted
