Sanctions
Information related to sanctions developments
North Korea in November 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from November 1 to November 30, 2024
Ishiba’s bold plan for North Korea liaison office faces uphill political battle
Domestic opposition and poor election showing are challenging Japanese leader’s ideas to resolve DPRK abduction issue
US announces more sanctions on North Korean and Russian nationals, companies
Designations appear aimed at curbing military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, while also blacklisting Chinese firm
Notorious Italian cigarette duo back in North Korea to hawk sanctioned wares
DPRK state media shows ‘SmoKings’ brothers are out of jail and selling production machinery at Pyongyang trade fair
North Korea claims Kim Jong Un saved life of man injured in workplace accident
An in-depth analysis of propaganda about ‘fatherly’ leader, military threats, state-funded animation and more
Chinese firms use North Korean prison labor to make wigs for global sale: Report
Investigation finds forcibly repatriated women work up to 20 hours daily and that output is disguised as ‘Made in China’
How North Korean diplomats illicitly acquired US helicopters for the Kim regime
Berlin embassy was at center of procurement efforts during Cold War, relying on tactics the DPRK still uses today
US court rules against sanctions on crypto mixer tied to North Korean cybercrime
Panel finds Treasury overstepped authority with sanctions on Tornado Cash, drawing praise from privacy advocates
G7 slams North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia as threat to Europe and Asia
Top US diplomat calls for China to push neighbors to cease cooperation in Ukraine, as NATO urges more sanctions
Ukraine reveals more evidence that North Korean missiles use Western tech
Kyiv documents components from US and Europe produced as recently as 2023, highlighting DPRK ability to evade sanctions
