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North Korean defector to sue Kim Jong Un for abuse
BBC
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A North Korean defector is set to file civil and criminal charges against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and four other Pyongyang officials for abuses she faced while detained in the country. Choi Min-kyung fled North Korea to China in 1997 but...
Defector ‘tortured’ in North Korean detention facility to sue Kim Jong Un
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Trilateral military coordination essential, says US general as Korea, China threats mount
Orissa Post
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July 11, 2025
Seoul: The top military officer of the United States stressed the importance of security cooperation among South Korea, the US and Japan to reestablish deterrence against an “unprecedented” military buildup by North Korea and China. Gen. Dan...
N. Korea youth defy state crackdowns with bold fashion, hairstyle trends
Daily NK
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July 10, 2025
North Korean authorities have intensified crackdowns on young people’s clothing and hairstyles since enacting the “Youth Education Guarantee Act,” but North Korea’s youth — accustomed to outside culture — continue seeking change despite state...
WW3 fears as South Korea, US and Japan hold military drills to warn Putin and Kim Jong-un
Daily Star
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July 11, 2025
Senior military officials from South Korea, the US, and Japan strongly urged North Korea to cease all illicit activities that undermine regional security, as the trio conducted a joint exercise with advanced warplanes in a demonstration of...
South Korea’s repatriation of six North Koreans hints at fragile channel of contact
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 10, 2025
Published: 10 Jul. 2025, 17:51 Updated: 10 Jul. 2025, 19:54 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI A vessel carrying North Korean returnees crosses into Northern waters in the East Sea on July 9. According to the Unification Ministry, the...
DOJ Data Security Program – Another Privacy and Security Law that Impacts the Health Care Industry
JD Supra - California
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July 11, 2025
Any health care organization that is engaged in data brokerage transactions or licensing arrangements may have compliance obligations under DSP. In this Health Care Update, we will review the provisions of DSP and discuss its impact on health care...
Lavrov Anticipates Visiting North Korea for Talks
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to embark on a three-day trip to North Korea starting this Friday, according to a statement by ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Zakharova shared at a press briefing in Moscow on Wednesday...
Boat carrying repatriated North Koreans safely docks at port
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 10, 2025
Published: 10 Jul. 2025, 15:56 A wooden boat carrying North Koreans moves northward in the East Sea on July 9 in this photo provided by the Unification Ministry. [MINISTRY OF UNIFICATION] A wooden boat carrying six North Koreans has safely docked...
Why a stealth infiltration drone was flown tauntingly low and loudly through Pyongyang
Hankyoreh
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July 11, 2025
In October of 2024, North Korea released images of a drone it said had crashed in Pyongyang, claiming that it was of the same model used by the South Korean military. (KCNA/Yonhap) When North Korea’s Foreign Ministry declared that South Korea had...
North Koreans rescued at sea sent back quietly
Donga Ilbo
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Six North Korean nationals who were rescued after drifting in the West and East Seas in March and May were repatriated to the North on July 9, completing the return process. According to South Korean authorities, the North received prior notice of...
Who is Francesca Albanese – Italian human rights lawyer sanctioned by US?
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Wonsan-Kalma: North Korea's new 'mammoth' beach resort
The Week Magazine
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July 10, 2025
North Korea has opened a huge new beach resort on its east coast in a bid to boost its struggling economy. The Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Area, which can accommodate 20,000 people, is a "pet project" for Kim Jong Un, who was pictured by state...
Why North Korea’s Done Hedging
Foreign Policy
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For decades, U.S. policy toward North Korea has hinged on the hope that engagement and negotiation—particularly the promise of sanctions relief and security assurances—might temper Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. Some now speculate that a second...
Kim Jong Un To Face Criminal Lawsuit For First Time Ever From A North Korean Defector Over Human Rights Violations
Benzinga
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A North Korean defector residing in South Korea is set to file a lawsuit and criminal complaint against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for human rights violations. What Happened: Choi Min-kyung, a North Korean defector, intends to file a lawsuit...
(LEAD) N. Korea seen shunning ASEAN security forum for 1st time
Yonhap News Agency
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July 10, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS details in last 3 paras; CHANGES photo; RECASTS headline) By Kim Seung-yeon KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to shun a regional security forum hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in...
Exclusive-US-owned company seized to feed Russia planning to supply China, North Korea instead
Yahoo Finance
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By Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow LONDON (Reuters) -A U.S.-owned canned food company seized by Russia to safeguard domestic food supplies is planning to boost dwindling sales with exports to China and North Korea, according to documents...
Soldiers killed in Russia honored as ‘Hero of the Republic’… Families relocated to Pyongyang
NK Insider
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July 11, 2025
A performance held on June 29 at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea. [Photo/NK Times] North Korea has reportedly awarded its highest honor, the “Hero of the Republic,” to several soldiers who died in combat in...
North Koreans no longer tuning in to South Korean radio channels
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 9, 2025
Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 21:50 A North Korean holds a foldable smartphone on state-run TV. [SCREEN CAPTURE] North Korea has amended its Radio Wave Management Law to explicitly ban the inflow of information from South Korea, a move seen as part of...
North Korean defector sues Kim Jong-un in historic first
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 9, 2025
Published: 09 Jul. 2025, 21:36 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during the 12th plenary session of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on June 21. [NEWS1] A North Korean defector plans to file a civil and criminal...