Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
North Korean crowds visit Kim statues nationwide amid grave COVID-19 warnings
All citizens wearing masks, but social distancing absent in visits commemorating founding leader's death
Satellite internet in North Korea: past, present, and future
Despite harsh restrictions, top-down trends will likely spread internet access from the elites to ordinary North Koreans
Activist renounces South Korean police protection from North Korean “threats”
Park Sang-hak, known for controversial leaflet launches, says he no longer wants to be tailed by local law enforcement
Six months since border closures, fears of COVID-19 mount in North Korea
Analysis suggests that the DPRK is likely trying to minimize the spread of existing outbreaks
North Korean schools close one month into new term, sources say
Earlier reports indicated COVID-19 is to blame for ending an already-delayed school year
UK sanctions North Korean state security, police for human rights abuses
Britain slaps asset freezes on DPRK ministries of State Security and People’s Security in first post-Brexit sanctions
North Korean TV resumes domestic COVID-19 coverage following leader’s warnings
Footage of sanitizing public facilities, other prevention efforts had mostly disappeared from state media in March
Defiant activist promises to continue leaflet launches to North Korea
Controversial launches will continue as long as North Korea "threatens" the South, says defector-activist Park Sang-hak
“Selfish”: South Koreans weigh in on cross-border leaflet launches
Speaking to NK News, local residents blame defector-activists for worsening inter-Korean relations
North Korean sentenced to four years in prison for Russian border guard assault
At least 17 North Korean fishermen are believed to be in detention for nearly 10 months now after a Sept. 2019 arrest
