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Willing to Risk it all to Watch S. Korean Dramas 
Date : December 23, 2013
North Korean teenagers are willing to risk severe punishment, including execution, to watch the South Korean soap opera Reply 1997. According to a Radio Free Asia report,…
Crack down on Korean-labeled Imports 
Date : December 23, 2013
North Korean customs agents have increased restrictions on imports labeled in Korean due to the suspicion that the items have been manufactured in South Korea. North Kore…
Purges of Jang Song-taek's Associates Continue 
Date : December 23, 2013
According to a Chosun Media report, the North Korean regime continues to purge associates of Jang Song-taek, the uncle of Kim Jong-un who was executed in early December. …
UK House of Commons Discusses NK Human Rights 
Date : December 23, 2013
An enlightening debate took place in the UK's House of Commons on Monday, following an urgent question from Fiona Bruce, a Member of Parliament from Congleton.  Bruc…
How Dennis Rodman Can Help the NK People 
Date : December 23, 2013
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman made his first trip to North Korea in February, where he sat next to the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, while watching a basketball exhibit…
UN Experts Warn about Jang Song Thaek's Death 
Date : December 19, 2013
United Nations human rights experts warned that the execution of a senior official in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), with a total disregard of due pro…
NK Leader's Powerbroker Uncle Ousted 
Date : December 11, 2013
If confirmed, the most significant purge in the North Korean Government has taken place since the power shifted to the hands of Kim Jong-Un. South Korea’s Security Agenc…
Photos Show Scale of NK's Repressive Prison Camps 
Date : December 11, 2013
According to a recent report by human rights group Amnesty International, political prison camps in North Korea seem to be increasing in size. Amnesty released satellite …
U.S. Deeply Concerned about Citizens Held in NK 
Date : December 6, 2013
The U.S. government has pleaded with North Korean authorities to release two Americans being held in the country, with a spokeswoman saying officials are "deeply concerne…
Citizens Must Pay for Food Distribution 
Date : November 27, 2013
Radio Free Asia reports that the North Korean authorities have been collecting money from people for distributing food.   The source explained that in North Korea…
Tracing Contents of Phone Conversations in NK 
Date : November 27, 2013
Dong-A Ilbo reported that the National Security Agency in North Korea smuggled an ‘Automatic Tracing Phone Conversation Program,’ which was made by an American private …
Privileged Class in NK Shows Off ‘Gold Accessory’ 
Date : November 27, 2013
Radio Free Asia reported that recently many women in the privileged class in North Korea are increasingly showing off expensive accessories.   One source from Rad…
NK Human Rights Conference Held at Princeton 
Date : November 27, 2013
On the 23rd, a North Korean human rights conference entitled “North Korean Human Rights: A Lost Cause?,” was held at Princeton University. This conference was hosted by…
UN Adopted Resolution on NK 
Date : November 25, 2013
On the 19th November, the Third Committee of the United Nations unanimously adopted a new resolution, demanding North Korea to stop the “systematic, widespread and grave…
North Koreans Caught in China Again 
Date : November 20, 2013
The Chinese authorities caught thirteen North Korean nationals in Kunming province on Friday. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), the North Korean citizens were boarding …
 
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