Inter-Korean
Information related to inter-Korean developments
Kim Jong Un is daring Seoul to escalate. Both Koreas must step back from brink.
North Korea’s rejection of unification and warnings of war are responses to Seoul’s tough talk, raising risk of conflict
January 19, 2024
North Korean state TV revises maps to only highlight northern half of peninsula
Changes appear to be part of systematic effort to purge symbols of unification in line with orders from Kim Jong Un
January 18, 2024
Number of North Korean defectors who reached South tripled to 196 last year
Seoul says 'elite' defectors like diplomats made up significant part of total in 2023 as DPRK began to reopen
January 18, 2024
In memoriam: Documenting North Korea’s sweeping purge of all things inter-Korean
NK Pro has cataloged every propaganda site and organization the DPRK has killed as it overhauls policy toward South
January 18, 2024
Seoul sanctions over dozen North Korean ships and firms for alleged smuggling
ROK says unilateral measures aim to cut off funding for DPRK weapons, but expert calls sanctions largely ‘symbolic’
January 17, 2024
Collecting evidence of North Korea’s human rights violations – Ep. 325
Head of UN Human Rights office in Seoul discusses forced abductions, plus why the DPRK is shutting down propaganda sites
January 17, 2024
How North Korea could set a trap to bait South into a military clash
Kim Jong Un says he won’t start a war, but Seoul’s stance on retaliation gives DPRK a pretext to be provoked
January 17, 2024
US, ROK and Japan hold largest-ever joint naval drills to deter North Korea
Three-day exercise featuring nine ships comes as DPRK appears to be reasserting territorial claims in Yellow Sea
January 17, 2024
Ask a North Korean: Why a DPRK laborer in Russia decided to defect
A recent defector writes about growing disillusioned during 90s famine and how pandemic pushed him to make a break
No North Korean activity at Kaesong zone after signs of life last year: Photos
Images from border suggest sharp decline in activity from summer, after Seoul accused DPRK of operating 30 factories
January 16, 2024
