News from outside disappears in North Korea

Despite setbacks in efforts to spread outside news in North Korea, Lee Young-hyeon, a defector-turned-lawyer in South Korea, ...
The Diplomat

North Korea’s Car Ownership ‘Reform’: New Rules, Same Elite Privilege

North Korea made headlines earlier this year by reportedly officially allowing private individuals to register vehicles under their own names for the first time in 2025. However, a closer examination ...
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My trip to North Korea's 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards and full of rules

It was the security guards accompanying Anastasia Samsonova's group that suggested this wasn't a typical beach holiday. In July, the 33-year-old human resources worker was one of the first tourists to ...

Ex-U.N. chief Ban lauds S. Korea's co-sponsorship of N. Korea human rights resolution

Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday lauded South Korea's co-sponsorship of this year's U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations in North Korea.
Human Rights Watch

Submission on North Korea’s Implementation of Recommendations from the Third and Fourth Cycles of the Universal Periodic Review for the Special Rapporteur’s Report

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to assess the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) implementation of selected Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations from the third (2019 ...
TASS

Mass tourism from Russia to North Korea unfeasible due to current restrictions — expert

"First and foremost, it should eliminate the mandatory group travel requirement and introduce options for individual tours, even if that requires a visa," CEO of the Space Travel tour operator Artur ...

North Korea accelerates nuclear work at Yongbyon, report says

North Korea has been upgrading its Yongbyon nuclear facility throughout 2025, underscoring the regime's drive to accelerate ...