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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Cut Off: Border Town Faces Ruin After Flood Washes Away Bridge and Phone Lines
2020.09.25
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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Typhoon Submerges Musan Iron Mine, Destroys Bridges, Roads, and Train Tracks

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Typhoon Submerges Musan Iron Mine, Destroys Bridges, Roads, and Train Tracks

2020.09.24

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Lockdown Blues: Residents Grow Anxious as Quarantine Authorities Forcibly Seal Off Entire Neighborhoods for 20 Days

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Lockdown Blues: Residents Grow Anxious as Quarantine Authorities Forcibly Seal Off Entire Neighborhoods for 20 Days

2020.09.22

Typhoon Haishen Wreaks Havoc Upon N. Hamgyong Province Railroad, Coronavirus Countermeasures Prevent Mobilization for Repairs

Typhoon Haishen Wreaks Havoc Upon N. Hamgyong Province Railroad, Coronavirus Countermeasures Prevent Mobilization for Repairs

2020.09.18

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “City of Fear”: State Security Command Deployed from Capital as Economic Deterioration Gives Rise to Drug Trafficking, Prostitution, and Organized Crime

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “City of Fear”: State Security Command Deployed from Capital as Economic Deterioration Gives Rise to Drug Trafficking, Prostitution, and Organized Crime

2020.09.03

＜Inside N. Korea＞ 22-Year-Old Man Jumps to his Death Following Arrest For Watching Foreign Film, Leading Bereaved Family to Rise in Protest

＜Inside N. Korea＞ 22-Year-Old Man Jumps to his Death Following Arrest For Watching Foreign Film, Leading Bereaved Family to Rise in Protest

2020.08.31

＜N. Korea＞ “Pour Shit in his Snout...Pres. Moon is a Dunce”: Profane Propaganda Documents Reveal Extent of Regime’s Hate Spreading Efforts

＜N. Korea＞ “Pour Shit in his Snout...Pres. Moon is a Dunce”: Profane Propaganda Documents Reveal Extent of Regime’s Hate Spreading Efforts

2020.08.28

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Truly Powerless: Residential Access to Electricity and Water Restricted...Has Border Blockade Paralyzed Power Plant Repairs?

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Truly Powerless: Residential Access to Electricity and Water Restricted...Has Border Blockade Paralyzed Power Plant Repairs?

2020.08.21

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Restocked Regime: Government Grants “Loans” to Starving Farmers and Sells on Foreign Food Aid to Undercut Local Markets

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Restocked Regime: Government Grants “Loans” to Starving Farmers and Sells on Foreign Food Aid to Undercut Local Markets

2020.08.17

＜Inside North Korea＞ “The 7 Year-Old Sent From God”: Why Fortune-tellers are Thriving Despite Regime Crackdown

＜Inside North Korea＞ “The 7 Year-Old Sent From God”: Why Fortune-tellers are Thriving Despite Regime Crackdown

2020.08.06

North Korea’s Second Wave? (2) Faced with Starvation, Soldiers Stuck on Base Plead to be Quarantined with Better-Fed COVID Patients

North Korea’s Second Wave? (2) Faced with Starvation, Soldiers Stuck on Base Plead to be Quarantined with Better-Fed COVID Patients

2020.08.06

North Korea’s Second Wave? (1) Internal Documents Suggest Rising COVID-19 Cases

North Korea’s Second Wave? (1) Internal Documents Suggest Rising COVID-19 Cases

2020.08.04

＜Inside N. Korea＞ COVID Confession: Local Authorities Notify Public of Rising Coronavirus Cases in 3 Regions, Including Pyongsong and Sariwon

＜Inside N. Korea＞ COVID Confession: Local Authorities Notify Public of Rising Coronavirus Cases in 3 Regions, Including Pyongsong and Sariwon

2020.08.01

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A Look at Korean People’s Army Recruitment through Secretly Obtained Documents (Part 2): Cultivating Kamikaze Dedication to Kim Jong-un

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A Look at Korean People’s Army Recruitment through Secretly Obtained Documents (Part 2): Cultivating Kamikaze Dedication to Kim Jong-un

2020.07.27

＜Internal Survey of N. Korea＞ Coronavirus Economic Crisis Forces Married Women into Prostitution, Urban Poor into Foraging, and Orphans into Begging

＜Internal Survey of N. Korea＞ Coronavirus Economic Crisis Forces Married Women into Prostitution, Urban Poor into Foraging, and Orphans into Begging

2020.07.22

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A Look at Korean People’s Army Recruitment through Secretly Obtained Documents (Part 1): 13 Years of Stolen Youth

＜Inside N. Korea＞ A Look at Korean People’s Army Recruitment through Secretly Obtained Documents (Part 1): 13 Years of Stolen Youth

2020.07.13

＜Interview with N. Korean Residents (Part 2)＞ “The South did nothing for us”: North Koreans Blame Defectors and Moon for Destruction of Border Liaison Office

＜Interview with N. Korean Residents (Part 2)＞ “The South did nothing for us”: North Koreans Blame Defectors and Moon for Destruction of Border Liaison Office

2020.06.25

＜Interview with N. Korean residents (Part 1)＞ “South Korea at Fault This Time”: North Korean Citizens Sympathize with Decision to Destroy Joint Liaison Office

＜Interview with N. Korean residents (Part 1)＞ “South Korea at Fault This Time”: North Korean Citizens Sympathize with Decision to Destroy Joint Liaison Office

2020.06.24

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “Death to Defectors”: Kim Yo-jung’s Campaign Incites Hatred Against Defectors and Stokes Fear among their Families Still in the North

＜Inside N. Korea＞ “Death to Defectors”: Kim Yo-jung’s Campaign Incites Hatred Against Defectors and Stokes Fear among their Families Still in the North

2020.06.22

＜A Look at the Latest in N. Korean TV＞ Regime Introduces New TV Channels to Combat the Popularity of K-Dramas

＜A Look at the Latest in N. Korean TV＞ Regime Introduces New TV Channels to Combat the Popularity of K-Dramas

2020.06.19

＜North Korea＞ Kim Yo-jung Emerges as a Quasi-Supreme Leader...Has an Era of “Brother-Sister Rule” Officially Began

＜North Korea＞ Kim Yo-jung Emerges as a Quasi-Supreme Leader...Has an Era of “Brother-Sister Rule” Officially Began

2020.06.17

Kim Yo-jung: Devoted Sister or Ambitious Second-in-Command? The Key to Kim Jong-un’s Crisis Strategy for Maintaining Family Rule

Kim Yo-jung: Devoted Sister or Ambitious Second-in-Command? The Key to Kim Jong-un’s Crisis Strategy for Maintaining Family Rule

2020.06.05

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Trade Block: Coronavirus Causes Collapse of N. Korean Exports to China

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Trade Block: Coronavirus Causes Collapse of N. Korean Exports to China

2020.05.29

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 5)＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions? A Look at the Regime’s COVID-19 Countermeasures

＜N. Korea Pro Report＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions?

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 5)＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions? A Look at the Regime’s COVID-19 Countermeasures

2020.05.26

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Rotten Luck: Residents Falling Sick From Eating Spoiled, Low-Quality Food as Border Blockade Increases Dependency on Domestic Industries

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Rotten Luck: Residents Falling Sick From Eating Spoiled, Low-Quality Food as Border Blockade Increases Dependency on Domestic Industries

2020.05.22

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Cleaning Out: Markets Temporarily Close for Massive Disinfection Campaign

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Cleaning Out: Markets Temporarily Close for Massive Disinfection Campaign

2020.05.22

＜Inside N. Korea＞ COVID-19 Countermeasures Ban Soldiers from Leaving Bases, Leading to Widespread Malnourishment

＜Inside N. Korea＞ COVID-19 Countermeasures Ban Soldiers from Leaving Bases, Leading to Widespread Malnourishment

2020.05.18

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Rising Prices, Rising Tensions: Merchants Confront Police in Protest over Regime’s Market Regulations

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Rising Prices, Rising Tensions: Merchants Confront Police in Protest over Regime’s Market Regulations

2020.05.11

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 4)＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions? A Look at the Exploitation of Women Working Overseas

＜N. Korea Pro Report＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions?

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 4)＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions? A Look at the Exploitation of Women Working Overseas

2020.05.08

＜Kim Jong-un Regime＞ Cash Grab: Dictator Orders Crackdown to Confiscate Foreign Currency During Coronavirus Trade Crash

＜Kim Jong-un Regime＞ Cash Grab: Dictator Orders Crackdown to Confiscate Foreign Currency During Coronavirus Trade Crash

2020.05.07

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Squelching the Grapevine: Secret Police Mobilized to Stem Rumors of Kim Jong-un's Ill Health

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Squelching the Grapevine: Secret Police Mobilized to Stem Rumors of Kim Jong-un's Ill Health

2020.05.05

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 3)＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions? A Look at the Regime’s “State Smuggling” Operations

＜N. Korea Pro Report＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions?

＜N. Korea Pro Report (Part 3)＞ How is N. Korea’s Economy Faring in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Continued Sanctions? A Look at the Regime’s “State Smuggling” Operations

2020.04.30

“Hunger Will Kill Us Quicker Than Coronavirus”: 91% Decline in Trade Leaves Vulnerable Locals Facing Starvation

“Hunger Will Kill Us Quicker Than Coronavirus”: 91% Decline in Trade Leaves Vulnerable Locals Facing Starvation

2020.04.28

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Collateral Damage: Border Blockade Designed to Counter Coronavirus Leads to Deadly Drug Shortage

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Collateral Damage: Border Blockade Designed to Counter Coronavirus Leads to Deadly Drug Shortage

2020.04.28

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