Human Security / Human Rights
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How overseas labor improves ordinary North Korean lives – NKNews Podcast Ep. 153
Andrei Lankov and Peter Ward discuss the difficulties and opportunities of the North Korean workers living abroad
Full text: North Korea’s decree to ‘fire at’ people illegally approaching border
NK Pro translated the full text of a recent North Korean public announcement on border security and COVID-19 prevention
Kim Jong Un’s teary-eyed speech shows North Korea is in a dire situation
The North Korean leader’s speech was more than an apology — it was an admission that the worse may have yet to come
North Korea urges people indoors, fearing dust from China will spread COVID-19
Foreigners in Pyongyang say the government asked them to stay inside, while outdoor construction was banned on Thursday
Doctors Without Borders to send COVID-19 and tuberculosis aid to North Korea
U.N. sanctions exemptions for humanitarian aid projects to North Korea have slowed down since August
North Korea shares new ‘emergency quarantine law’ amid global COVID-19 woes
The DPRK claims that it has no cases of COVID-19, but the new law addresses what to do in an infectious disease outbreak
What the World Food Programme doesn’t know about North Korean agriculture
It's impossible to track North Korea's food production system perfectly, but the WFP is missing several key points
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
