Human Security / Human Rights
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North Korea pushes ahead with military parade training despite virus lockdown
Satellite imagery also suggests jets have joined preparations for parade scheduled for Feb. 8
UNICEF delivers 25 containers of medical and nutritional aid to North Korea
UN organization says two separate shipments arrived at the port city of Nampho in January despite DPRK’s COVID controls
‘Rising’ illness in North Korea triggers 5-day lockdown in capital
Notice says residents must stay in homes, submit to temperature checks in first citywide lockdown in eight months
Panic-buying reported in Pyongyang amid rumors of new lockdown order
Source in capital also reports more temperature checks at stores, though officials have not announced new virus controls
US nominates State Department veteran as North Korean human rights envoy
If approved by Senate, Julie Turner will be first woman to fill key role that has been been vacant for over six years
Distinguishing between North Korea humanitarianism and human rights – Ep. 272
Danielle Chubb and Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings discuss how the two camps find common ground in promoting disability rights
North Korea issues cold weather warning as mercury plunges as low as -20 F
Country’s poorest in rural north likely hardest hit, as high, biting winds buffet coastal areas
Time running out for inter-Korean family reunions, ROK official warns
Government data shows thousands of South Koreans died last year without meeting long-lost loved ones in the North
Russia says it shipped grain to North Korea, but doesn’t say how much
Primorsky Krai border region lists DPRK among buyers of grain products, as Pyongyang signals continuing food problems
North Korean civilians start military parade training, imagery shows
Timing of formation practice in Kim Il Sung Square on Saturday suggests parade only weeks away
