Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Seoul resumes propaganda broadcasts after more North Korean balloon launches
National Security Council authorized loudspeaker use near border after DPRK sent some 330 balloons south on Saturday
North Korea launches trash balloons toward South Korea: ROK military
New wave of DPRK balloons is likely a response to defector-activists’ latest launches of anti-regime leaflets and cash
North Korea urges children to provide weapons to boost country’s military power
Expert says directive targeting DPRK youth highlights regime’s will to use all available resources to achieve objectives
State media review: North Korea slams President Yoon over marine’s death
An in-depth analysis of ROK criticism, celebrations for Children’s Day, a new monument and firework frenzy
Peter Moody: North Korean pop propaganda, girl groups and lyric revisionism
Historian Peter Moody discusses the regime’s use of songs to spread its message and the potential of musical engagement
Defectors send balloons with anti-regime leaflets, cash and USBs to North Korea
The launch comes after Pyongyang warned it would send a ‘hundred times’ more trash in response to such activities
North Korea expanding and rebuilding prison camps around country, imagery shows
Construction at kyohwaso facilities known for forced labor comes as Kim Jong Un cracks down on foreign media consumption
Why it may take a crisis to unlock the US-North Korea nuclear stalemate
In interview, former US adviser Frank Aum outlines dangers of waiting to engage and need for ‘unconventional’ diplomacy
North Korean trash balloons, Kim Yo Jong snark and Seoul’s loudspeaker threats
The NK News team discusses the DPRK’s waste barrage and how South Korea might retaliate
Seoul spotlights North Korean human rights abuses as UN Security Council chair
ROK envoy says council will hold meeting on DPRK human rights during monthlong presidency, linking issue to WMD program
