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Peter Moody: North Korean pop propaganda, girl groups and lyric revisionism
Historian Peter Moody discusses the regime’s use of songs to spread its message and the potential of musical engagement
June 6, 2024
Defectors send balloons with anti-regime leaflets, cash and USBs to North Korea
The launch comes after Pyongyang warned it would send a ‘hundred times’ more trash in response to such activities
June 6, 2024
North Korea expanding and rebuilding prison camps around country, imagery shows
Construction at kyohwaso facilities known for forced labor comes as Kim Jong Un cracks down on foreign media consumption
June 5, 2024
Why it may take a crisis to unlock the US-North Korea nuclear stalemate
In interview, former US adviser Frank Aum outlines dangers of waiting to engage and need for ‘unconventional’ diplomacy
June 5, 2024
North Korean trash balloons, Kim Yo Jong snark and Seoul’s loudspeaker threats
The NK News team discusses the DPRK’s waste barrage and how South Korea might retaliate
June 4, 2024
Seoul spotlights North Korean human rights abuses as UN Security Council chair
ROK envoy says council will hold meeting on DPRK human rights during monthlong presidency, linking issue to WMD program
June 4, 2024
North Korea in May 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
June 3, 2024
Timeline: From a satellite launch explosion to a volley of trash balloons
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from May 1 to May 31, 2024
June 3, 2024
Activist vows more leafleting unless Kim Jong Un apologizes for trash balloons
Seoul says it has no authority to stop civic groups launches, raising concerns North Korea will restart balloon blitz
June 3, 2024
Kim Jong Un sends top officials to reeducation in push to enforce obedience
Even members of North Korea’s Politburo must attend classes at new party school to become ‘genuine revolutionaries’
June 3, 2024
