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US allots $3 million for projects that can improve human rights in North Korea
Washington seeks projects with ‘immediate impact,’ but has yet to appoint new DPRK human rights policy envoy
North Korea demolishing ‘backward’ mining town in phase 2 of major project
Apartment buildings set to replace hundreds of houses as part of 25,000-home construction project in Komdok region
Unification minister nominee says Mount Kumgang tourism violates sanctions
Kwon Young-se, however, stresses that inter-Korean humanitarian assistance efforts should continue
Settling in Seoul: How was the education center for new North Korean defectors?
The Hanawon resettlement facility helps new arrivals adjust to South Korean life, but not all defectors like going there
North Korea slams European Parliament as ‘gang of liars’ after human rights vote
The parliament adopted a new resolution this month condemning North Korea human rights violations
Eleven North Korean defectors reach South in first quarter of 2022: Seoul
Pandemic border controls continue to limit numbers, as expert says North Koreans’ lives becoming more difficult
State media review: North Korea’s nonstop celebrations for Kim family leaders
An in-depth analysis of the many holiday festivities for Kim Il Sung’s 110th birthday and Kim Jong Un anniversaries
Kim Jong Un opens ‘luxury’ homes for his elite supporters in Pyongyang
North Korean media touts project as loyalty reward, doesn’t mention ‘hardships’ like at earlier ceremony for new homes
Hostility toward North Korean defectors on rise in South Korea: Survey
One in four reports enmity toward defectors, which experts say reflects growing prejudice toward minorities globally
Ask a North Korean: Was there a specific experience that drove you to defect?
A defector describes how imprisonment by secret police separated her from family but strengthened her resolve to live
