Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Timeline: From North Korea’s nuclear rocket salvo to the next ‘great person’
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from March 1 to March 31, 2024
The challenges of archiving North Korea’s volatile media – Ep. 336
Emil Boivin of the North Korean Archives and Library discusses his project to preserve DPRK media prone to disappearing
ROK intel agency accused of spying on student group to frame as pro-North Korea
NIS denies allegations of unlawful monitoring, citing investigation into suspect linked to DPRK organization
Bodhisattva of unification: How one monk tried to bridge Koreas through Buddhism
Venerable Popta traveled to North Korea hundreds of times to work with local monks, rejecting claims they are DPRK spies
North Korea’s forgotten gulags expose a dark history of human rights abuse
Satellite imagery shines a light on the former political prison camps that the Kim regime denies ever existed
Ask a North Korean: What is it like to work as an overseas laborer in Russia?
A former worker in Far East details why the regime sends citizens abroad and a typical day on a construction site
In Seoul, high-rises double as army outposts in war against North Korean drones
Anti-aircraft guns on skyscrapers can help counter evolving threats, but risk turning civilian buildings into targets
State media review: North Korea dissolves one of its oldest unification groups
An in-depth analysis of the death of a 77-year-old organization, Vietnam ties, human rights criticism and more
After trial balloon, Kim Yo Jong says North Korea not interested in Japan talks
Leader’s sister says DPRK will reject all contact with Tokyo, concluding summit offer was ‘politically motivated’
North Korean TV censors blue jeans while airing British gardening show
Decision to blur host’s pants reflects regime’s ban on jeans since the early 90s, expert says
