Tag: North Korea
North Korea punishes officials for failing to contain coronavirus
North Korea is in a state of “maximum emergency” after the spread of COVID-19 following a large-scale military parade in April
North Korea fires ballistic missile, restarting weapons tests blitz
Analysts had widely predicted Pyongyang would seek to capitalize on US distraction over Russia's Thursday invasion of Ukraine with new tests
North Koreans, already hungry, now short of cooking oil
North Korea needs external food aid to meet its basic needs, according to a report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Vatican backs cooperation, friendship in Korean Peninsula, says Cardinal Parolin
South Korea and North Korea have been engaged in dialogue for decades since the Korean Peninsula was divided
Pope Francis in Pyongyang? An intelligence chief is working to make...
North Korea has consistently been ranked as the worst country for persecution of Christians by the charity Open Doors
Pope Francis willing to visit North Korea, says South Korean bishop
Pope Francis reportedly said he will visit North Korea if relevant preparations are completed
North Korea measures to stem COVID-19 worsen abuses, hunger, UN expert...
Deaths by starvation have been reported, as has an increase in number of children and elderly people begging
North Korea enslaving political prisoners to fund weapons program, report says
UN estimates up to 200,000 people are held in a vast network of gulags run by Stasi-like secret police
North Korea cracks down on foreign media, speaking styles
Measures include up to 15 years in a prison camp for those caught with media from South Korea
North Korea still tops countries where Christians face most persecution
‘Being discovered as a Christian in North Korea is a death sentence,’ says Open Doors report