North Korea is buying Chinese surveillance cameras in a push to tighten control, report says

SEOUL--North Korea is putting surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces and collecting fingerprints, photographs and ...
WRAL

As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?

(CNN) — The writing has been on the wall for a long time: South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional threats and global ...
Human Rights Watch

North Korea: Increasing Isolation and Repression Amidst Worsening Humanitarian Crisis

Human Rights Watch welcomes the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)’s acceptance of recommendations to allow international aid into the country and strengthen measures to ensure access ...
Human Rights Watch

North Korea: Escapees Describe Covid-Linked Repression

People who have escaped from North Korea since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic have described severe repression and restrictions on economic activity. North Korean escapees’ accounts illustrate the ...