NK Insider https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Seoul reverses course, joins U.N. resolution on North Korean human rights The Rising Use of Cell Phones in North Korea: Catalyst for Change or Instrument of Control? “Set your eyes upon the world” the regime said, so why does watching a TV drama carry a 10-year sentence? Russian Foreign Minister Visits Cuba on the Heels of Surprise Havana-Seoul Ties Announcement Defectors Prefer a Preemptive Strike to Remove Kim Jong Un but Speaking Softly and Carrying a Big Stick is the Wiser Strategy The Differing Views of North Korean Women on Human Rights Activism Secret Police Intensifies Pressure on Defectors’ Families Forced repatriation to North Korea: The silence of the victims Why North Korean news media don’t report news Forced repatriation: Accountability Forced repatriation: Sent back to hell Forced repatriation: The suffering mothers and their abandoned children Kim’s saber-rattling looks like a prolonged childish tantrum Quietly undermining the dictator’s fortress: 375 balloons sent since early this year A construction worker in Russia in the time of COVID “Loyalty is a form of business marketing” North Korea’s new cybercriminals The Korean paradox: Why giving up on reunification could make it happen Why North Koreans are unable to understand South Korea Kim says new main battle tank capable of “neutralizing almost all” existing anti‑tank weapons Life in the country without taxes North Korea and its money-making overseas workers Is a purge or at least a crackdown in the offing in North Korea? Border security units ordered to ensure no “breaches” by defectors and smugglers Blood alliance or mistrust? The uncomfortable update to China–North Korea relations Carbon‑fiber solid‑fuel engine test marks new phase in North Korea’s ICBM advancement 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? Tyranny Tracker: identifying authoritarianism, illuminating freedom What does the attack on Iran mean for North Korea? The horizon I had to cross, the life I had to endure Is South Korea starting to give up on re-unification? Whither North Korea? The differing fates of the “axis of evil” countries Exchange rates surge, then drop slightly… Yuan reaches 7,700 won North Korea extends strategic nuclearization to its navy Does the fighting man’s morale still matter in modern warfare? The threat of America’s isolationist faction and Korea’s autonomy faction to the U.S.-ROK alliance Regime showcases new nuclear-capable rocket launchers ahead of Party Congress The value of a being a Party member Never-ending repression: The continuous purges and ideological campaigns of North Korea and other communist regimes Rising oil prices send ordinary North Koreans into survival mode Power, the dinner table, and the cold sea 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