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If Travis King hoped to escape racism in North Korea, he went to the wrong place
DPRK opportunistically criticizes American racism but insists on ethnic purity to point of carrying out forced abortions
Security Council discusses North Korean human rights for first time in 5 years
Experts welcome meeting but criticize UN official for not calling out China for facilitating DPRK human rights abuses
UNICEF granted sanctions exemption to send over $1 million in aid to North Korea
Humanitarian assistance will focus on ‘health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene,’ according to UN organization
Ask a North Korean: What are self-criticism sessions really like?
Joshua Kim explains why citizens must criticize themselves and others and gives an example of what this looks like
Kim Jong Un inspects North Korea’s typhoon-hit farms, praising recovery work
Expert says visit betrays food supply concerns, while seeking to show leadership is concerned for local communities
State media review: Putin, Kim Jong Un celebrate Korea’s liberation from Japan
An in-depth analysis of the leaders’ letter exchange, Liberation Day propaganda, Typhoon Khanun’s aftermath and more
South Korea must do more to help the children of North Koreans born in China
Seoul lumps third-country-born kids with other defectors, but they need targeted help to adjust to life in ROK
North Korea breaks its silence on Travis King, but leaves his fate up in the air
DPRK uses American soldier’s case to take swipe at US, while suggesting it may wash its hands of ‘intruder’ in the end
North Korea slams US over planned Security Council meeting on DPRK human rights
Expert says Pyongyang eager to criticize alleged abuses in other countries but bristles at any mention of its own
Seoul officials demand China refrain from repatriating North Korean defectors
Unification minister calls on Beijing to abide by global norms, as thousands could be sent home when the DPRK reopens
