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A North Korean school of rock: teaching heavy metal to Pyongyang school girls

A North Korean school of rock: teaching heavy metal to Pyongyang school girls

Funky Sueyoshi reflects on his time at the June 9th school — and whether music could ever inspire change in the DPRK

A North Korean school of rock: teaching heavy metal to Pyongyang school girls
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia January 8, 2020
‘Let’s break through the barriers!’ North Korea’s new political slogans for 2020

‘Let’s break through the barriers!’ North Korea’s new political slogans for 2020

Propaganda slogans at Sunday’s mass rally in Pyongyang highlight ideological priorities for coming year

‘Let’s break through the barriers!’ North Korea’s new political slogans for 2020
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 6, 2020
Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted

Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted

Precedent suggests Sunday's gathering may have been a "Pyongyang Mass Rally" event

Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 5, 2020
Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties

Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties

Effort to obfuscate pictures and video increasingly widespread, but inconsistently applied

Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 3, 2020
Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?

Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?

"No North Korean is looking forward to the New Year’s speech"

Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?
In-hua Kim | Tae-il Shim January 3, 2020
North Korea to ring in new year with another outdoor concert in Pyongyang

North Korea to ring in new year with another outdoor concert in Pyongyang

Stage set up in Kim Il Sung Square for celebrations likely similar to last year’s first-of-a-kind event

North Korea to ring in new year with another outdoor concert in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 31, 2019
Changing narratives of adoption in North Korean mass culture

Changing narratives of adoption in North Korean mass culture

Following the famine of the 1990s, North Korean films increasingly promoted individuals adopting orphaned children

Changing narratives of adoption in North Korean mass culture
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko December 20, 2019
U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon

U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon

Lumen wants to "provide all North Korean people with access to uncensored sources of information"

U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 20, 2019
Indonesia wants to import North Korea’s Taedonggang beer, boost other trade

Indonesia wants to import North Korea’s Taedonggang beer, boost other trade

Plans would add to what Indonesian ambassador said were Pyongyang brewery's $2 million in exports to China

Indonesia wants to import North Korea’s Taedonggang beer, boost other trade
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 20, 2019
New North Korean intranet portal boasts job recruitment service for businesses

New North Korean intranet portal boasts job recruitment service for businesses

“Self-Development” portal adds to plethora of sites offering shopping, delivery, and online document services

New North Korean intranet portal boasts job recruitment service for businesses
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 10, 2019