Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Only 67 North Korean defectors reach South in 2022, second fewest ever
Reality on ground inside DPRK more opaque than ever as COVID border measures pose barriers to escape, expert says
Activist says he will send drones into North Korea carrying anti-regime leaflets
Park Sang-hak tells NK News drones are on ‘standby,’ weeks after DPRK’s unmanned aerial vehicle breached Seoul airspace
Pyongyang Chronicles: The North Korean roommates who spied on foreign students
It was an open secret that local students wrote reports on us, but some took their mission more seriously than others
Interview: How North Korean defector Timothy Cho became a believer in democracy
Imprisoned for trying to escape, Cho recounts how he settled in the UK and decided to pursue a career in politics
New North Korean propaganda posters focus on economy over missiles
Despite recent call for increased weapons production, new art and slogans emphasize sectors like farming and fishing
Ask a North Korean: Were you exposed to outside information in the DPRK?
Unapproved information reaches most corners of North Korea through fliers, radio broadcasts and even shark balloons
North Korea’s big year ahead: Will the country emerge from its COVID isolation?
In second of two-part series, NK Pro reporters share predictions about inter-Korean ties, trade, human rights and more
How US humanitarian assistance could break the impasse with North Korea
Decoupling aid from denuclearization can help cool tensions but risks appearing to reward DPRK for flouting sanctions
What China’s reopening means for North Korea’s shuttered tourism industry
Pyongyang likely waiting to see how situation unfolds next door before making a decision on its own border controls
US bans imports from three Chinese firms for using North Korean labor
Customs agency says it began detaining merchandise last month for violating 2017 law against items made by DPRK workers
