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Bribes, beatings, forced confessions: Report shows horrors of North Korean jails
A new Human Rights Watch report recounts human rights abuses in North Korean pre-trial detention
Shooting victim’s family vows to sue North Korea ‘just like the Warmbiers did’
The Warmbiers sent a letter to the family of the South Korean man shot and killed by North Korean soldiers on Sept. 22
Pyongyang General Hospital project misses Kim Jong Un’s ambitious deadline
The North Korean leader previously alluded to construction delays due to the recent spate of natural disasters
UN calls North Korea’s September border shooting ‘unlawful and arbitrary’
In a newly-released report, the U.N. urges both North and South Korea to divulge what they know about the case
Kim Jong Un inspects more reconstruction sites as elites labor over typhoons
North Korean leader also urged winter supplies for party elite living in temporary tent cities
‘Please wait’: Moon writes letter to son of man killed in North Korean waters
Victim's family tells NK News both North and South Korea should investigate last month's shooting more "responsibly"
The ‘80-day battle’ until 2021: What’s next for North Korea this year
Kim Jong Un's focus may seem like it's on the economy, but it's really on his new ICBM and the White House, experts say
Apologies, tears and a ‘war deterrent’: Top quotes from Kim Jong Un’s speech
The North Korean leader’s Oct. 10 speech focused on the country’s resilience in the face of many “hardships”
North Korea sends mixed signals on COVID-19 at post-military parade events
Kim Jong Un said to a maskless crowd that the country was virus-free, but masks returned at other events Saturday
Kim Jong Un sheds tears and speaks of North Korea’s hardships at holiday speech
Speaking at the ruling party's 75th anniversary events, Kim also expressed hopes to "hold hands" with South Korea again
