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The weird, weird world of North Korean elections

The weird, weird world of North Korean elections

Elections used to keep tabs on whereabouts of citizens

The weird, weird world of North Korean elections
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham March 3, 2014
Mixing with the Cleanest Race: My upbringing in North Korea

Mixing with the Cleanest Race: My upbringing in North Korea

The impact of my education in North Korea - Africans told me, “You are not African, you are Korean”

Mixing with the Cleanest Race: My upbringing in North Korea
Monique Macias
Monique Macias February 28, 2014
Lies and confessions: how some get through North Korea’s self-criticism sessions

Lies and confessions: how some get through North Korea’s self-criticism sessions

Two North Koreans explain their experiences in North Korea's infamous "self-criticism" sessions

Lies and confessions: how some get through North Korea’s self-criticism sessions
Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich February 26, 2014
Wife of detained Australian unsure of N. Korea arrest specifics

Wife of detained Australian unsure of N. Korea arrest specifics

Australian was in possession of "some Gospel tracts in the Korean language"

Wife of detained Australian unsure of N. Korea arrest specifics
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald February 19, 2014
NK Media Watch – Feb 5 to 11

NK Media Watch – Feb 5 to 11

Agricultural Meeting Wraps Up, Kim Jong Un is Nominated Again, Preparations for the Day of the Shining Star, and the Winter Olympics

NK Media Watch – Feb 5 to 11
Matthew McGrath February 13, 2014
Losing clothes, health, and even life for the Mass Games

Losing clothes, health, and even life for the Mass Games

Performers brave illness, injury and humiliation to make spectacular displays

Losing clothes, health, and even life for the Mass Games
Mina Yoon
Mina Yoon February 12, 2014
NK Media Watch – Jan 29 to Feb 4

NK Media Watch – Jan 29 to Feb 4

Agricultural Sector Meeting, Lunar New Years, and Gearing up for Elections

NK Media Watch – Jan 29 to Feb 4
Matthew McGrath February 5, 2014
New ski resort echoes North Korea’s ’88 Olympics bid

New ski resort echoes North Korea’s ’88 Olympics bid

IOC rules forbid co-hosting, making Pyongyang’s co-hosting dreams unlikely to work

New ski resort echoes North Korea’s ’88 Olympics bid
Benjamin R. Young
Benjamin R. Young February 4, 2014
NK Media Watch – Jan 22 to 28

NK Media Watch – Jan 22 to 28

Emperor Gojong, Lunar New Years, and an letter to South Korea

NK Media Watch – Jan 22 to 28
Matthew McGrath January 30, 2014
NK Media Watch – Jan 15 to 21

NK Media Watch – Jan 15 to 21

International Skiers Hit the Slopes; The 68th Anniversary of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League's Foundation; and More Reactions to Kim Jong Un's New Year's Address

NK Media Watch – Jan 15 to 21
Matthew McGrath January 23, 2014