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North Korea’s propaganda loudspeakers fall silent amid signs of diplomatic thaw
South Korea halted its broadcasts along the 160-mile Demilitarized Zone on Wednesday, according to a statement from the ...
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South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts along border with rival North
The South resumed the daily loudspeaker broadcasts in June last year in retaliation for North Korea flying trash-laden ...
A smuggled North Korean smartphone reveals how the regime censors information, including screenshotting users activities every five minutes
Measures include automatically replacing popular South Korean words with regime-approved terms and recording screenshots of ...
He Survived a Knife to the Neck. Now He’ll Lead a Divided South Korea.
Lee Jae-myung will be one of the most powerful presidents in decades in South Korea, but he is taking over during a perilous ...
The Daily Beast1mon
What Happens If Trump ‘Totally Destroys’ North Korea? The Real Fighting Begins.
That means, if North Korea were to be “totally destroyed,” the first job of South Korean and U.S. troops would be to stabilize the population ... because they want to control the northern ...
The Conversation3mon
Another US funding cut threatens human rights in North Korea - and hands more power to a dictator
The authoritarian regime in North Korea is so complete that no active ... the use of access to food as a means of control over the population. Non-profit North Korean human rights groups remain ...
The Diplomat4mon
North Korea’s Economic Crisis: Solutions or More Controls?
The shift from local to centralized control reflects the government ... distribution from rural areas to population centers where it’s most needed. North Korea Threatens Punishment for Secret ...
Foreign Affairs5mon
The Strange Success of North Korea
Heavily armed North Korea offers some depth for China’s defenses ... it does allow the government to maintain total control of the population. Tighter surveillance is what Kim and the elite have ...
UPI6mon
Empty bowls and rising rates: North Korea's currency chaos returns
Prices skyrocketed as the new currency lost its value within weeks, plunging the population ... monitor and control financial flows. However, this policy is undermined by North Korea's unreliable ...
The New York Times7mon
What to Know About North Korea’s Military Capabilities
Its state propaganda calls for “arming the whole population ... location in North Korea, in October.Credit...Korean Central News Agency, via Reuters “You cannot control people in a battlefield ...
Indiatimes9mon
Banned! 5 things you can't wear in North Korea
North Korea is renowned for its stringent control ... not merely about fashion but about upholding the state's control over its population and reinforcing its ideological stance.
Newsweek1y
North Korea—The Forgotten Human Rights Crisis | Opinion
We documented North Korea's persistent drive to control its population through fear. Its overbroad, excessive, and unnecessary quarantines and restrictions on freedom of movement and trade have ...