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North Korea’s working women just suffered a really hard year
During labor marathons, women breadwinners must abandon the market for state projects — and still tend to the family
Blessing in disguise? Kim Jong Un is using COVID-19 to bolster his control
North Korea's virus prevention measures have given Pyongyang the pretext to clamp down on private market trade
Russia’s embassy in North Korea doubts that Pyongyang bought COVID-19 vaccine
Russia's Embassy in the DPRK said that media reports about Pyongyang buying a vaccine from Moscow are "questionable"
Defiant and dismayed, activists vow to break leaflet law and fight it in court
A day after Seoul passed a bill criminalizing leaflets send-overs to North Korea, opposers prep for constitutional court
It’s not just leaflets. Seoul’s new law is a historic assault on free speech.
The new "anti-leaflet" law insults the constitution and will have a chilling effect on North Korea-related activism
Despite uproar, Seoul passes law that can send North Korea activists to prison
Legal experts and human rights groups worry that the new law is too sweeping and infringes on free speech
Seoul is just hours away from passing a bill that can jail North Korea activists
A days-long filibuster is set to end soon, and legal experts say the bill will likely become law.
‘Don’t play with snow’: North Korea warns foreigners ahead of a COVID-19 winter
Requirement part of "ultra-level" anti-COVID-19 rules currently applied throughout North Korea
US official will probe South Korean civic rights if ‘anti-leaflet’ bill passes
Seoul may soon pass a bill that would punish sending leaflets into North Korea with possible fines and jail time
Full text: South Korea’s new ‘anti-leaflet’ law, in English
NK Pro commissioned a full translation of the full proposed law change
