Human Security / Human Rights
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North Korea threatened death penalty for spreading COVID ‘rumors’
Public notice posted in Pyongyang earlier this year latest example of the regime’s Orwellian approach to pandemic
FULL TEXT: North Korea’s death penalty decree for spreading COVID ‘rumors’
NK Pro translated public notice promising ‘merciless’ punishment for discussing non-state-approved opinions on pandemic
Seoul to cremate woman’s body likely from North Korea: Unification ministry
North Korea ignores offers to repatriate remains of woman found with Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il badge near border
North Korean secret police hold five-day meeting on internal security challenges
In brief report, state media says security organs tackled ongoing problem of ‘anti-socialist’ acts across country
Expelled from Chongryon, ex-member hopes to unite Koreans in Japan
Hong Kyung Eui was ousted from the group after urging reform and now says group is a shadow of its former self
State media review: North Korea rewards greenhouse workers with new homes
An in-depth analysis of the country’s rural housing project, fishery production and anti-US and Japan propaganda
How North Koreans are watching the 2022 World Cup
State TV often shows football matches from around the world, but censors logos and themes that may not fit its agenda
Interview: UN human rights envoy says ‘we cannot abandon’ North Korean people
Elizabeth Salmón tells NK News that she will not deviate from her mandate despite the DPRK’s hostility toward her
How non-defecting border crossers can bring change to North Korea
Labor migrants and others were a major voice for market reform in the DPRK before UN sanctions and COVID controls
Scorched Earth: How climate change could send North Korea up in flames
Decades of satellite data reveal devastating impact of wildfires on country ill-equipped to handle rising temperatures
