Tag: human rights
Puppet speech crackdown gains new legal weight from North Korea’s constitution
North Korea's 2026 constitutional amendment protecting Pyongyang Cultural Language has fueled a renewed puppet speech crackdown. Schools, workplaces and neighborhood organizations have stepped up...
North Korean county officials fail to sway parents of bullied disabled...
County education officials in Musan county in North Korea's North Hamgyong province visited the home of a disabled student's family this month, joining teachers...
South Korea’s unification education is asking the wrong question about peace
South Korea's Ministry of Unification will hold its first Peace Wind Week starting Sept. 11, 2026, an 11-day series of public events, including a...
North Korean workers in China pay for injury insurance but rarely...
North Korean workers dispatched to factories in China are paying monthly premiums for workplace accident insurance, but many receive little or no compensation when...
Onsong county mother ordered back to labor training camp
A new mother in North Hamgyong province is drawing sympathy from her neighbors as North Korean authorities have ordered her back to a labor...
North Korea orders sweeping rebuild of northern border blockade
North Korea has ordered a massive reconstruction of its northern border defenses, re-establishing landmine fields and reaffirming its strict shoot-on-sight policy against any unauthorized...
N. Korea tightens vetting for overseas workers, demands verified contacts
North Korean authorities are requiring organizations seeking to deploy overseas workers to submit contracts bearing the actual seals of foreign business partners, then granting...
New leadership signals shift in North Korea’s political prison camp oversight
North Korea's core regime stability apparatus is undergoing significant reorganization as the Ministry of State Security transitions to the National Intelligence Agency, with political...
Power outage forces Chongjin hospital to cremate body without consent
A hospital in Chongjin, the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong province, cremated a patient's body without the family's consent this month, after power...
Sick and denied rest, detainees beaten in North Korean heat wave
North Korean labor training camp detainees are collapsing from dehydration during outdoor work in the ongoing heat wave, receiving neither proper medical treatment nor...
