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Russia to give almost $5 million to North Korea through UNICEF

Russia to give almost $5 million to North Korea through UNICEF

Notice of donation accepted by DPRK official Wednesday, to go towards addressing child mortality

Russia to give almost $5 million to North Korea through UNICEF
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 25, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. citizen says he snuck into North Korea, was imprisoned in 2015

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. citizen says he snuck into North Korea, was imprisoned in 2015

American who crossed into the DPRK illegally four years ago tells his story for the first time

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. citizen says he snuck into North Korea, was imprisoned in 2015
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll | Oliver Hotham December 24, 2019
Unfinished business in North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 3
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Unfinished business in North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 3

Part three of an exclusive NK News series

Unfinished business in North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 3
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 24, 2019
An American prisoner in North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 1
Podcast

An American prisoner in North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 1

Part one of an exclusive NK News series

An American prisoner in North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 1
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 24, 2019
UN extends NGO’s North Korea sanctions exemption after slow U.S. approval
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UN extends NGO’s North Korea sanctions exemption after slow U.S. approval

American aid organization LNKM complained U.S. Treasury to blame for passing original six-month exemption window

UN extends NGO’s North Korea sanctions exemption after slow U.S. approval
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 23, 2019
Ask a North Korean: how do you feel about the UN ban on overseas workers?

Ask a North Korean: how do you feel about the UN ban on overseas workers?

"I couldn't help but sigh at the news that North Korean overseas workers were being sent back to North Korea"

Ask a North Korean: how do you feel about the UN ban on overseas workers?
In-hua Kim December 23, 2019
North Korea denounces U.S. official’s human rights remarks as “malicious”

North Korea denounces U.S. official’s human rights remarks as “malicious”

MFA spokesperson's toned-down comment comes days after UNGA adopts annual human rights resolution

North Korea denounces U.S. official’s human rights remarks as “malicious”
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim December 21, 2019
U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon

U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon

Lumen wants to "provide all North Korean people with access to uncensored sources of information"

U.S. NGO seeks ideas to break North Korea’s information cordon
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 20, 2019
North Korean ambassador condemns annual UN resolution on human rights

North Korean ambassador condemns annual UN resolution on human rights

Resolution denounced as a product of "hostile forces that obsess with inveterate hatred against us"

North Korean ambassador condemns annual UN resolution on human rights
Jacob Fromer
Jacob Fromer December 19, 2019