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The strange rules about jeans in North Korea

Most of us throw on jeans without a second thought. However, in North Korea, doing so could get you in serious trouble because denim is completely banned. But that's not all. Over the years, the ...
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Unusual laws and rules reported in North Korea

I explore unusual laws and strict rules reported to exist in North Korea.
The Diplomat

North Korea’s Execution State: When Law Becomes a Tool of Terror

At the Fifth East Asian Forum for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in Tokyo, participants emphasized that abolishing capital punishment is crucial for protecting human dignity, calling it “state ...
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 ...

North Korea's Command Economy: Structure and Challenges

Explore North Korea's command economy, its challenges, and its China ties. Uncover insights into this secretive economic structure.
The Economist

North Korea is an intensifying menace

The mood music is building to a crescendo. This week Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s dictator, spoke to his rubber-stamp parliament about his “fond memories” of meeting Donald Trump, with whom he held ...
The New York Times

Drones Over North Korea Were Part of Martial Law Bid in South, Special Counsel Says

South Korea’s ousted leader, Yoon Suk Yeol, was accused of trying to stoke military tensions to justify his short-lived martial law last December. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul A South Korean ...
The Economist

The teenage girl who may rule North Korea

ON NEW YEAR’S DAY North Korea’s rulers gathered at a grand mausoleum in Pyongyang that houses the embalmed bodies of the country’s eternal leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. Kim Jong Un, North ...