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The challenges of archiving North Korea’s volatile media – Ep. 336
Emil Boivin of the North Korean Archives and Library discusses his project to preserve DPRK media prone to disappearing
April 3, 2024
ROK intel agency accused of spying on student group to frame as pro-North Korea
NIS denies allegations of unlawful monitoring, citing investigation into suspect linked to DPRK organization
April 1, 2024
Bodhisattva of unification: How one monk tried to bridge Koreas through Buddhism
Venerable Popta traveled to North Korea hundreds of times to work with local monks, rejecting claims they are DPRK spies
April 1, 2024
North Korea’s forgotten gulags expose a dark history of human rights abuse
Satellite imagery shines a light on the former political prison camps that the Kim regime denies ever existed
March 29, 2024
Ask a North Korean: What is it like to work as an overseas laborer in Russia?
A former worker in Far East details why the regime sends citizens abroad and a typical day on a construction site
In Seoul, high-rises double as army outposts in war against North Korean drones
Anti-aircraft guns on skyscrapers can help counter evolving threats, but risk turning civilian buildings into targets
March 28, 2024
State media review: North Korea dissolves one of its oldest unification groups
An in-depth analysis of the death of a 77-year-old organization, Vietnam ties, human rights criticism and more
March 28, 2024
After trial balloon, Kim Yo Jong says North Korea not interested in Japan talks
Leader’s sister says DPRK will reject all contact with Tokyo, concluding summit offer was ‘politically motivated’
March 27, 2024
North Korean TV censors blue jeans while airing British gardening show
Decision to blur host’s pants reflects regime’s ban on jeans since the early 90s, expert says
March 26, 2024
‘Impossible’ to gauge North Korean humanitarian need without access: Aid groups
Humanitarian groups say they still don’t know when they can return, while UN still appears to be relying on 2019 data
March 26, 2024
