Human Security / Human Rights
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Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships
Construction adds to group of four new mansions built in Workers' Party compound last fall
Climate change threatens millions of North Koreans. Is Pyongyang doing enough?
Ongoing food insecurity shows DPRK’s vulnerability to global warming, amid doubts about its commitment to climate action
Ask a North Korean: What stereotypes do defectors encounter in South Korea?
Capitalist South Korea requires an entirely new mindset from the socialist North, a source of friction for new defectors
When North Korea and China hosted an Olympics for prisoners of war
The bizarre episode during the Korean War was an attempt to brainwash captured soldiers into believing in communism
What’s in it for the working man? Why North Koreans show up for low-wage jobs
State-assigned jobs rarely pay a livable salary, but there are other benefits for reporting to one’s workplace
Kim Jong Un leads frigid outdoor meeting to honor late father’s birthday
North Korea kicks off major events for Kim Jong Il’s 80th birthday with meeting in the northern city of Samjiyon
Kim Jong Un’s mansion hosted ‘floating amusement park’ ahead of major holiday
Boat activity coincides with North Korean leader’s time out of public view, as state media bemoans ‘hardships’
The man who invented North Korea’s Juche ideology – NKNews Podcast Ep. 222
John Cha discusses the life and philosophy of Hwang Jang-yop, the one-time mentor to Kim Jong Il who defected in 1997
COVAX cuts vaccine allotment for North Korea as it moves to ‘needs-based’ system
Vaccine alliance Gavi says previous allocations no longer relevant, with Canada now pledging 1.29 million doses
North Korea kicks off elaborate new 10,000-home construction project in capital
Kim Jong Un tells workers to overcome hardships to build latest skyscraper street after repeated delays in recent years
