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Photo Pyongyang # 1: Former residents explain what tourists see

Photo Pyongyang # 1: Former residents explain what tourists see

'No fun in waiting over 12 hours to become human propaganda letters,' former citizen says

Photo Pyongyang # 1: Former residents explain what tourists see
JH Ahn
JH Ahn September 1, 2016
Help a North Korean refugee? Or help a North Korean?

Help a North Korean refugee? Or help a North Korean?

Information smuggled into North Korea should not just focus on 'positives' of life in U.S. and ROK

Help a North Korean refugee? Or help a North Korean?
Maximilan Ernst September 1, 2016
New border fence under construction on Wihwa Island near Sinuiju
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New border fence under construction on Wihwa Island near Sinuiju

Barrier along Yalu River erected along site of SEZ opposite Dandong

New border fence under construction on Wihwa Island near Sinuiju
NK News
NK News August 29, 2016
The death of a North Korean king?

The death of a North Korean king?

Latest defections suggest North Korea is just a spark away from an uncontrollable conflagration

The death of a North Korean king?
John Lee
John Lee August 26, 2016
Why UK defector diplomat is no threat to North Korea

Why UK defector diplomat is no threat to North Korea

Don't read too much into defector diplomat incident: governments don't fall this way

Why UK defector diplomat is no threat to North Korea
Christopher Green
Christopher Green August 25, 2016
Why increasing numbers of senior officials are fleeing North Korea

Why increasing numbers of senior officials are fleeing North Korea

Purge fears, reduced political enthusiasm and concern over national prospects all key factors

Why increasing numbers of senior officials are fleeing North Korea
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 24, 2016
Why N.Korea isn’t telling citizens about its defector diplomat

Why N.Korea isn’t telling citizens about its defector diplomat

Defection could make North Koreans question who, exactly, still supports Kim Jong Un

Why N.Korea isn’t telling citizens about its defector diplomat
Donald Kirk
Donald Kirk August 22, 2016
Comic inconsistency: North Korean explanations of high-profile defections

Comic inconsistency: North Korean explanations of high-profile defections

Bungling of defection explanation consistent with North Korean historical record

Comic inconsistency: North Korean explanations of high-profile defections
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov August 22, 2016
A North Korean in the South Korean army

A North Korean in the South Korean army

When South Korean men talk military service memories it's easy for a defector to feel left out

A North Korean in the South Korean army
Kim Yoo-sung
Kim Yoo-sung July 5, 2016
Indoctrination, finances motivate N.Korean defectors to attend rallies

Indoctrination, finances motivate N.Korean defectors to attend rallies

North Koreans frequently favor conservative ideas, but resettlement process often pushes them to

Indoctrination, finances motivate N.Korean defectors to attend rallies
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi July 4, 2016
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