How do North Korean workers in China and Russia see South Korea’s impeachment crisis?
North Koreans in China and Russia are showing varied reactions about the uncertainty in South Korea following the martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk-yeol...
Changing preferences for military service, Strategic Force Command is the most popular
With authorities intensively conducting its spring draft through the first ten days of March, it emerges that the most preferred units for young people this...
North Korea is still hiding deployment of troops to Russia from the people
Despite the considerable international attention on the deployment of North Korean military personnel to Russia, there has been no news at all about it within...
Remember the innocents who dreamed of freedom
Countless numbers of North Koreans have disappeared into the gulag where they are never heard from again. This article delves into the shocking reality of...
Captured soldiers are considered traitors by North Korea
In North Korea today, the youngsters of what is known as the MZ generation hold values that differ from those of older generations. The main...
Civil defense youth submit petitions for deployment to Russia
The news that soldiers are being deployed to Russia has spread across North Korea, prompting a wave of petitions from military-age people in the civil...
How should we interpret China’s occasional release of detained North Korean refugees?
While China formally stands by its obligation to North Korea to repatriate escapees, many defectors arrive in South Korea after having been detained by Chinese...
Defectors step up to support soldiers deployed to Russia to escape
While news reports confirming that North Korea has dispatched special forces to fight for the Russians in their war against Ukraine have raised international concern,...
Why fight for Russia? Deaths of North Korean officers in Ukraine raises questions about morale
The deaths of six North Korean military officers in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine, in a Ukrainian missile strike that wounded 20 other soldiers, highlighted...
Busting of a smuggling ring in Guangxi Province blocks commonly used North Korean escape routes
Police have busted an extensive smuggling ring in China’s southernmost port, near the border with Vietnam, which has made it more difficult for escaping North...
North Korean workers investigated for murder after China labor protest
Several North Korean workers have been repatriated and remain under investigation on possible murder charges after protests at an industrial complex in China erupted in...
Secret police start annual propaganda performances
Propaganda teams organized by the secret police this month started touring the provinces and staging performances about attempted coups to educate the public in how...
North Korea adopts the concept of “human rights abuse” for law enforcement training
The Ministry of Social Security, North Korea’s main law enforcement agency, is stepping up education for its own officials and police to train them not...