Human Security / Human Rights
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Timeline: From North Korean missiles in Ukraine to ROK becoming enemy ‘No. 1’
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from Jan. 1 to Jan. 31, 2024
State media review: DPRK launches task force for ambitious rural uplift project
An in-depth analysis of the state’s push to build new factories, the first workshop for inspection workers and more
North Korea imported over 100,000 barrels of petroleum from Russia last year
UN data shows huge uptick in Russia’s exports of refined petroleum, though volume still lags behind pre-pandemic levels
Global anti-doping body ends restrictions on North Korea after over two years
Removal of DPRK from list of noncompliant countries clears way for its athletes to compete under own flag at Olympics
North Korea expands coastal fencing in likely bid to stop defections by sea
NK Pro analysis shows DPRK added or renovated over 300 miles of fencing, justifying it as effort to keep out disease
Deciphering reports of North Korean workers’ strike in Chinese textile factories
Experts weigh in on whether large-scale action took place and how years of unpaid wages could have sparked a backlash
Russia’s new ambassador to ROK denies any weapons trade with North Korea
Georgy Zinoviev also warned Seoul not to supply weapons to Kyiv if it wants to maintain ties with Moscow
North Korea fires several cruise missiles on east coast: ROK military
Launch comes days after DPRK reportedly test-fired a nuclear-capable cruise missile
North Korea blasts ‘rampant violence’ against youth and women in UK
But expert calls report, which fails to reveal official statistics, a routine bashing of countries hostile to DPRK
North Korea regularly operating new nuclear reactor at Yongbyon: Report
Light water reactor may help DPRK produce up to a dozen new nuclear weapons per year but unclear if fully online
