UN Highlights North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses And Global Security Threat

Human rights in North Korea are bleak and deteriorating, and the citizens are under severe repression, starvation, and harsh punishment. Defectors reported dehumanizing mistreatment, famine, and capital punishment for such minor offenses as viewing South Korean dramas. It spends more on its military than on its people's needs and even dispatches soldiers to battle under [...]

North Korea Struggles with Food Insecurity and Health Crisis

North Korea is facing critical food insecurity, as almost 46% of its population is undernourished, corresponding to about 11.8 million individuals. This is due to ancient agricultural infrastructure, poor access to modern farm technology, and seasonal natural disasters. The regime's re-imposition of control over food distribution, such as limiting private markets and a monopoly over [...]

Calls For Release Of Detained Missionaries Amid North Korea’s Christian Crackdown

South Korea has formally called for the release of missionary Choi Chun-gil, detained in North Korea since 2014 and sentenced to life with forced labor. He is one of six South Korean nationals held by the regime, including three missionaries and three defectors. North Korea has not provided any information about their conditions or whereabouts. [...]

Death Of Kim Shin-Jo, Only Captured North Korean Assassin

Kim Shin-jo, the sole captured member of a 1968 North Korean commando group dispatched to kill South Korean President Park Chung-hee, passed away on 09th April'2025 at 82. Kim and his team entered Seoul in January 1968 but were halted after an intense gunfight near the Blue House. Most of the commandos were killed, and [...]

North Korea’s Struggling Healthcare System

North Korea's post-Korean War healthcare system is badly underfunded and inefficient, with extensive access problems as a result of the country's prioritization of military growth over the public good. The system runs on a three-tier model, providing primary care in local clinics, specialized treatment in provincial hospitals, and difficult cases in national hospitals in Pyongyang. [...]

Travel Influencer Reveals Poverty In North Korea’s Rural Areas

Luca Pferdmenges, a German travel influencer, observed significant poverty in North Korea, especially in rural areas like the Rason region. Despite strict rules preventing tourists from photographing poverty, he noted that people in these areas are very poor, with many using oxen and carriages. While the capital, Pyongyang, is wealthier, the country’s rural areas are [...]

North Korea’s Nuclear Submarine And Escalating Tensions In The Korean Peninsula

North Korea revealed a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a potential security threat to South Korea and the U.S. The submarine is believed to carry nuclear-capable missiles, raising concerns about North Korea’s growing underwater missile-launching capabilities, which are difficult to detect in advance. Tensions are escalating as North Korea criticizes U.S.-South Korea military drills and emphasizes [...]

The Kim Dynasty

In 1948, Kim Il-sung established a totalitarian regime in North Korea, prioritizing the "Juche" ideology of self-reliance and the cult of personality. After he died in 1994, his son Kim Jong-il took power, continuing the authoritarian control of the regime. After his death, Kim Jong-un, the present leader of the country, succeeded him in 2011, [...]

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