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In Seoul, tragic death of North Korean defector family sparks shock and outrage

In Seoul, tragic death of North Korean defector family sparks shock and outrage

Han Sung-ok and her young son were found last month, believed to have died months earlier

In Seoul, tragic death of North Korean defector family sparks shock and outrage
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham August 16, 2019
Eugene Bell Foundation granted sanctions exemption for tuberculosis work in North Korea

Eugene Bell Foundation granted sanctions exemption for tuberculosis work in North Korea

Lab equipment, 50 prefabricated patient wards among sanctioned items set to be shipped

Eugene Bell Foundation granted sanctions exemption for tuberculosis work in North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 16, 2019
Where Russia stands on North Korea’s grave human rights problem

Where Russia stands on North Korea’s grave human rights problem

Moscow fears that raising DPRK human rights issues could bring political instability to its doorstep

Where Russia stands on North Korea’s grave human rights problem
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna August 14, 2019
Thousands of North Korean students spend summer vacations on building site: KCNA

Thousands of North Korean students spend summer vacations on building site: KCNA

Universities from across the DPRK dispatch pupils to work on Samjiyon project, state media reports

Thousands of North Korean students spend summer vacations on building site: KCNA
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham August 14, 2019
Ask a North Korean: is anyone genuinely loyal to the ruling Kims anymore?

Ask a North Korean: is anyone genuinely loyal to the ruling Kims anymore?

"With my body in chains, I learned that the culprits of our suffering were the incapable leadership"

Ask a North Korean: is anyone genuinely loyal to the ruling Kims anymore?
In-hua Kim August 12, 2019
U.S. NGO gets UN green light for tuberculosis, hepatitis care work in North Korea

U.S. NGO gets UN green light for tuberculosis, hepatitis care work in North Korea

Exemption is second this year for Christian Friends of Korea

U.S. NGO gets UN green light for tuberculosis, hepatitis care work in North Korea
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 12, 2019
Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory

Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory

A visit to Paju, where the two Koreas meet at a fork in the river

Landmines and luxury malls: looking North from South Korea’s Odusan Observatory
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll August 8, 2019
Global Fund says it’s exploring potential return to North Korea aid work

Global Fund says it’s exploring potential return to North Korea aid work

"No timing has been set," however, spokesperson tells NK News

Global Fund says it’s exploring potential return to North Korea aid work
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham August 8, 2019
UN approves more delayed North Korea sanctions exemption requests

UN approves more delayed North Korea sanctions exemption requests

French NGO Triangle Génération Humanitaire granted go-ahead for food security project

UN approves more delayed North Korea sanctions exemption requests
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 8, 2019
Three years since its passage, South Korea’s North Korea human rights law stalls

Three years since its passage, South Korea’s North Korea human rights law stalls

Despite law's approval in 2016, highly-anticipated Human Rights Foundation still not functioning

Three years since its passage, South Korea’s North Korea human rights law stalls
Teodora Gyupchanova
Teodora Gyupchanova August 7, 2019