NK Insider https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html The campaign to nominate Kim Jong-un for a Nobel Peace Prize Kim Jong-un’s emphasis on women is core part of regime survival strategy Fate of two POWs held in Ukraine hands in the balance Is Kim Ju-ae being groomed for a support role? The threat of America’s isolationist faction and Korea’s autonomy faction to the U.S.-ROK alliance Seoul reverses course, joins U.N. resolution on North Korean human rights Tyranny Tracker: identifying authoritarianism, illuminating freedom Is South Korea starting to give up on re-unification? Whither North Korea? The differing fates of the “axis of evil” countries Does the fighting man’s morale still matter in modern warfare? Rising oil prices send ordinary North Koreans into survival mode What does the attack on Iran mean for North Korea? The horizon I had to cross, the life I had to endure The value of a being a Party member Exchange rates surge, then drop slightly… Yuan reaches 7,700 won North Korea extends strategic nuclearization to its navy Never-ending repression: The continuous purges and ideological campaigns of North Korea and other communist regimes North Korea responds to Iran crisis: Will Pyongyang go down a path of “reckless survival?” Party Congress reaffirms rejection of reunification, South Korea is now an “enemy” The value of a being a Party member  One party vs. multiple parties The anti-Americanism and pro-North Korea tendencies of South Korea’s Candlelight Action protest movement Outlook for 2026:  Pro-North Korean and other far-left forces versus the U.S.-ROK alliance Regime showcases new nuclear-capable rocket launchers ahead of Party Congress “Patriots who gave their lives without compensation” — Apartments in Pyongyang for families of fallen soldiers How to explain the appearance of EVs on Pyongyang streets? Can ordinary joy awaken the people of North Korea? Erased yet feared: How North Korea sees defectors The people at the front are the poorest: The life of a Party member Party intensifies promotion of Kim Jong-un’s achievements… “Political study sessions sharply increased” On Kim Jong-un’s “two hostile enemy states” theory and de-emphasis on unification policy Remembering the Yeonpyeong Island bombardment Kim observes missile test… More than a technical display, a signal to neighboring states North Korea: How much longer will their hollow dynasty last? “I defended the fatherland, but it did not defend me.” Can Chanel bags spark a revolution? New propaganda material aims to enforce loyalty amid declining faith in leadership 2026: In a world hungrier than ever for electricity, nuclear-armed North Korea is unable to power daily life Weapons modernization and anti-U.S. strategic calculations amid the Russia–Ukraine war Briefing January 9 ~ January 13 Suppression of protests in Iran as viewed by pro-North Korean forces  Anti-socialist and non-socialist struggle video reveals changing lifestyles (Part 1) Why is the government changing the official way of referring to defectors? Reporting the unreachable: why we need to keep paying attention Carbon‑fiber solid‑fuel engine test marks new phase in North Korea’s ICBM advancement The illusion of a photo with Kim Jong-un: The tears behind North Korea’s military parades The low status and sorry life of scientists in North Korea What Venezuela taught me about North Korea Propaganda refers to the country as “Kim Jong-un’s Korea”… Growing possibility of public backlash Power, the dinner table, and the cold sea