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How the new DPRK-Russia pact could inflame North Korea’s human rights situation
Provisions in deal could help Pyongyang clamp down on defections, improve censorship and more, NK Pro analysis finds
July 3, 2024
Ask a North Korean: What was it like working in Russia during the pandemic?
Former overseas worker recounts regime’s orders to follow strict COVID rules and threats to treat violators as traitors
Timeline: From ROK loudspeaker broadcasts to Putin’s state visit to North Korea
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from June 1 to June 30, 2024
July 3, 2024
North Koreans’ lives are ‘difficult’ but improving, Kim Jong Un says at plenum
State media report on four-day retreat focuses on ideological and economic problems, makes no mention of foreign policy
July 2, 2024
Restricted access: How North Korea could work with Russia to curtail internet
Experts say allies could set up shadow internet and jointly develop AI tools as they target West’s dominance of the web
July 1, 2024
State media review: North Korea mocks Joe Biden over son Hunter’s conviction
An in-depth analysis of criticism of US gun violence, delegation to BRICS meeting and farming changes to improve diets
June 27, 2024
Eric Foley: Why it’s better to launch balloons into North Korea under the radar
CEO of Voice of the Martyrs Korea discusses why priority should be getting information to DPRK citizens, not publicity
June 27, 2024
Moscow plans to help North Korea build new hospital, Russian media reports
Experts say assistance could improve DPRK’s lackluster health care but raise doubts about extent of medical cooperation
June 26, 2024
UN approves ROK province’s plan to send water purification aid to North Korea
But Gyeonggi Province must still receive OK from unification ministry before it can ship goods worth more than $500K
June 24, 2024
North Korean trash balloons carried parasites from likely human feces: Seoul
South Korea acknowledges possible human waste in balloons for first time after analysis, noting use in DPRK fertilizer
June 24, 2024
