Human Security / Human Rights
Information related to human security / human rights in North Korea
Olympic feat? North Korea hints athletes may return to international competition
Officials meet to talk boosting performance in what expert calls sign of ‘reorienting’ society for post-COVID reopening
Food imports help drive North Korean trade with China to three-year high
China sent large amounts of wheat and sugar in Jan. and Feb., but expert anticipates little impact on food insecurity
Pro-North Korea media outlet in Japan offers rare look at its Pyongyang bureau
Chongryon’s newspaper boasts of special access and details coverage of major events, underscoring close ties to regime
State media review: North Korea calls denuclearization a ‘declaration of war’
An in-depth analysis of nuclear threats against US, youth enlistment for army and meeting on natural disasters
Ask a North Korean: What do North Koreans think about anti-government protests?
State media reports on protests in capitalist countries, but most in DPRK can’t imagine voicing discontent with regime
Ask a North Korean: How did you learn to use a computer?
Schools provide limited computer education to most students, and buying one requires submitting to strict state controls
State media review: North Korea says rusty American bombs threaten capital
An in-depth analysis of unexploded ordnance in Pyongyang, letter diplomacy with China, a new agriculture push and more
How illegal North Korean farms could fend off the next famine
Private hillside fields known as ‘sotoji’ have long been a major source of sustenance but undercut reforestation efforts
North Korea unlikely to follow China and reopen borders to tourism, experts say
Travel industry insiders say Pyongyang still fears COVID and may seal borders to visitors for at least another year
Huge swath of Pyongyang under construction after state mobilized young people
Satellite imagery shows demolition and foundation work on housing projects that Kim Jong Un kicked off last month
