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Video surveillance equipment on rise inside North Korea

Video surveillance equipment on rise inside North Korea

Presence of CCTV units in public places appears to have greatly increased since 2017

Video surveillance equipment on rise inside North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 9, 2018
How the world misunderestimated Kim Jong Un
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How the world misunderestimated Kim Jong Un

The latest Kim is a man with a plan - and it's working out just fine

How the world misunderestimated Kim Jong Un
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter October 8, 2018
A diplomat’s life in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep.40
Podcast

A diplomat’s life in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep.40

Martina Aberg Somogyi shares her thoughts on a two-year posting in the DPRK

A diplomat’s life in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep.40
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 8, 2018
Summits, sanctions, and diplomacy: the past month in the DPRK – NKNews Podcast ep.39
Podcast

Summits, sanctions, and diplomacy: the past month in the DPRK – NKNews Podcast ep.39

Korea Risk Group's managing director Chad O'Carroll breaks down recent developments in the DPRK

Summits, sanctions, and diplomacy: the past month in the DPRK – NKNews Podcast ep.39
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot September 28, 2018
ROK lawmakers seek to penalize unauthorized sending of leaflets to North Korea

ROK lawmakers seek to penalize unauthorized sending of leaflets to North Korea

Activists sending anti-regime leaflets to DPRK could face up to three years in jail under new law

ROK lawmakers seek to penalize unauthorized sending of leaflets to North Korea
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji September 28, 2018
How the North is run: the criminal police
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How the North is run: the criminal police

The DPRK's regular police force have a close relationship with their more clandestine colleagues - though the job is much less risky

How the North is run: the criminal police
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy September 25, 2018
De facto peace treaty? Unpacking the inter-Korean military agreement

De facto peace treaty? Unpacking the inter-Korean military agreement

If the DPRK follows through on their promises, there is potential for Southern tactical advantages

De facto peace treaty? Unpacking the inter-Korean military agreement
Chun In-bum
Chun In-bum September 23, 2018
Improve human rights education for defectors, unification ministry urged

Improve human rights education for defectors, unification ministry urged

National Human Rights Commission says knowledge of civil rights "necessary for resettlement" in ROK

Improve human rights education for defectors, unification ministry urged
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji September 21, 2018
ROK bills proposing changes to North Korean abduction laws withdrawn

ROK bills proposing changes to North Korean abduction laws withdrawn

Proposed legislative changes made originally to avoid "conflict" with North Korea

ROK bills proposing changes to North Korean abduction laws withdrawn
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald September 13, 2018
Satellite imagery reveals major flooding along Pyongyang-Kaesong highway

Satellite imagery reveals major flooding along Pyongyang-Kaesong highway

Damage to homes and farmland evident following UN report of deaths due to flooding

Satellite imagery reveals major flooding along Pyongyang-Kaesong highway
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 4, 2018