Human Security / Human Rights
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US bans citizens from traveling to North Korea for a fourth consecutive year
The State Department first instituted the travel ban in 2017 in response to the death of U.S. tourist Otto Warmbier
Why 2020 is Kim Jong Un’s most challenging year yet
Sanctions, border closures, COVID-19 and terrible weather are all snowballing into serious problems for the DPRK
Unification minister says North Korea could be battling COVID-19
Lee In-young thinks the DPRK has an outbreak, but says his theory is not based on official intelligence
UN official sounds the alarm on North Korean human rights amid COVID-19
Tomás Ojea Quintana raised concerns over the "drastic reduction" of North Korean defectors entering the South this year
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigns, regrets not solving North Korea abductees issue
Abe also names North Korea as a top national security concern as he steps down over a chronic health issue
Expats in Pyongyang worry about getting medical help amid COVID-19 restrictions
COVID-19 travel restrictions mean that expats in North Korea may not have access to medical evacuation or proper care
Kim Jong Un relieved by absence of major typhoon damage, inspection visit shows
Kim Jong Un also praises DPRK's crisis control system for showing signs of "remarkable improvement"
Bad omen: How storms, COVID-19 and the US vote will impact inter-Korea relations
Damaging typhoons and the U.S. elections may be an opportunity for Pyongyang and Seoul to connect — or to drift apart
North Korea tested more than 2,700 people for COVID-19 — all results ‘negative’
More than 30,000 people have been put under quarantine in the country, WHO tells NK News
North Korea reports real-time typhoon damage in rare overnight broadcasts
Streets flooded, buildings damaged in North Korean southwest as Typhoon Bavi forecast to pass by Thursday afternoon
