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The problem with State Department reports on religious freedom in North Korea
Narrow research obscures fact that more citizens are exposed to religion, feeding into pessimism about the situation
June 22, 2023
Key fertilizer chemical tops North Korean imports in May, grain shipments rise
Expert says food imports from China unlikely to impact most citizens amid concerns about acute hunger crisis
June 20, 2023
South Korean ministry to investigate forced labor in North Korea
Human rights inquiry to include interviews with defectors as Yoon administration continues to spotlight abuses in DPRK
June 19, 2023
What to make of reports that hungry North Koreans are resorting to cannibalism
Food shortages have likely worsened during COVID, and the longer this goes on, the more desperate the situation becomes
June 16, 2023
State media review: Kim Jong Un vows to ‘hold hands’ with Putin to defend peace
An in-depth review of Kim’s letter for Russia Day, praise for a self-sacrificing nurse, no reports on plenum and more
June 15, 2023
North Korea has registered for Asian Games in China, organizers confirm
Sports competition in fall would be DPRK’s first of pandemic, though it skipped an Olympic qualifier after registering
June 15, 2023
Ask a North Korean: How has DPRK society progressed over the years?
Private markets have introduced new perspectives, but the dictatorship means few place much stock on social progress
Why North Korea barely moves the needle for South Korean voters – Ep. 293
Karl Friedhoff talks ROK polls, plus a new NK Pro analysis reveals China expanding prisons that hold defectors
June 14, 2023
North Korea wants to remove household solar panels, build community energy farms
Expert says citizens could lose power without personal panels, which became popular amid chronic energy shortages
June 14, 2023
China expanding prisons where North Korean escapees are held: Investigation
NK Pro identifies construction at 3 key border facilities, suggesting efforts to increase capacity to detain defectors
June 13, 2023
