Tag: Korea
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North Korea: Party Congress Set to Bolster Repression
(New York) – North Korea’s ninth Party Congress started on February 20, 2026, amid escalating…
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South Korea: Life sentence for Ex-President Yoon a significant step towards accountability
Responding to today’s guilty verdict and life sentence for former South Korean President Yoon for…
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North Korea: Unrelenting Repression, Hunger, Inequality
(Bangkok) –In 2025, the North Korean government increased surveillance, information controls, and restrictions on market activity despite…
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North Korea: People ‘executed for watching South Korean TV’, bribery to escape punishment widespread
Escapees tell of brutal system of arbitrary punishments for watching South Korean TV Wealthy can…
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Japan Court Finds North Korea No ‘Paradise on Earth’
In a January 26 ruling, a Japanese district court held the North Korean government liable…
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South Korea: Death penalty call for ex-President Yoon a step backward for human rights
Responding to prosecutors seeking the death penalty for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol…
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A 6-hour lesson from Korea
By Boram Jang, East Asia Researcher at Amnesty International Like every schoolchild in South Korea,…
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A Japanese North Korea Escapee Shares Her Story on the Korean Dream Online Study Session
On September 6, 2025, Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Japan hosted the third Korean Dream Online…
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New uses for everyday spaces: South Korea turns parking lots into solar power hubs
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Parking lots might not seem like climate solutions, but…
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South Korea: Census to Count Same-Sex Couples
(Seoul) – South Korea’s Ministry of Data and Statistics updated the 2025 Population and Housing Census…