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North Korean refugees long for family behind impenetrable border

After taking a bow and making an offering of fruit and a dried fish, Ryh Jae-hong tosses a cup of alcohol towards the thick ...

North Korea Executing People For Sharing Foreign Films: UN

Technology has allowed North Korea to increase control of its citizens over the last decade with some being executed for distributing foreign TV programs, according to the United Nations.
Stars and Stripes

No ‘free life’ in North Korea, even for the elite, former diplomat says in Tokyo

A senior North Korean diplomat who defected two years ago painted a grim picture of life in the hermit kingdom as he ...

Brother of Japanese woman abducted to North Korea speaks at junior high school

Wednesday marks 23 years since five Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea were returned to Japan. However, other ...
The New York Sun

A Love Note in North Korea Results in the Public Humiliation of a Young Man Who Writes to His Girlfriend

It seems that in the Hermit Kingdom the only permitted object of such affection is the ‘Dear Leader,’ Kim Jong-un.

North Korea’s ruling party turns 80 with foreign leaders in attendance

North Korea is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the ruling party and foreign dignitaries and leaders will be part of the ...
Anadolu Agency

North Korea builds 10km of anti-tank barriers along Inter-Korean border, claims lawmaker

South Korean opposition lawmaker says North Korea built 4 clusters of barriers within Demilitarized Zone - Anadolu Ajansı ...