Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
Venezuela contradicts its own president and denies North Korean military deal
Draft U.N. report says that Venezuela denies striking any deal with the DPRK, going against President Maduro’s own words
North Korean football player loses his $4.9 million contract with Qatari team
Han Kwang Song was supposed to play for Doha for five years, but a U.N. report suggests that his career was cut short
UN declares fuel conversion rate that can help squeeze North Korean nuke program
The new conversion rates end confusion over how much fuel China and Russia are officially exporting to the DPRK
North Korean businesses thrived in Africa despite the pressure of UN sanctions
A draft U.N. Panel of Experts report suggests North Koreans were working in Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Filmmaker says he’s still sitting on evidence of North Korean weapons deals
“The Mole” depicted shady DPRK dealings, but the U.N. allegedly hasn’t seen extra evidence gathered by the filmmaker
North Korea imported up to eight times its legal fuel limit in 2020: UN report
Illicit fuel imports similar in scale to 2019, but coal exports dropped sharply after July's COVID-19 restrictions
Australian man pleads guilty after trying to sell missiles for North Korea
Chan Han Choi pleaded guilty to two counts of violating U.N. and Australian sanctions against the DPRK
‘I didn’t even get to say goodbye’: South Koreans remember Kaesong’s sudden end
Five years ago, the Kaesong Industrial Complex shut down and sent thousands of North and South Koreans packing
Korean-Australian faces court for alleged North Korea arms deals
Naturalized Australian citizen pled not guilty during first hearing after arrest more than three years ago
UN approves first humanitarian sanctions exemption for North Korea in 2021
Private South Korean organization to run project providing safe drinking water to DPRK