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North Korea articles on Democracy Chronicles

​News about the struggle for better democracy in North Korea. North Korea is not an electoral democracy. ​According to Freedom House, "corruption and violence is believed to be endemic at every level in the most repressive dictatorship in the world". Also see our articles on and Kim Jong Un.

South Korea: Scrap Bill Shielding North Korean Government

By DC Editors - December 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

South Korea: Scrap Bill Shielding North Korean Government

A new law in South Africa intends to stop residents in the South from sending materials to the North. HRW has urged that the bill be scrapped.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, North Korea, South Korea

South Korea: Stop Intimidating North Korean Human Rights Groups

By DC Editors - August 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

South Korea: Stop Intimidating North Korean Human Rights Groups

South Korea’s democratic system contrasts its northern neighbor’s repressive communist system yet it is intimidating North Korean rights groups.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, Journalism and Free Speech, North Korea, South Korea

Why Covid-19 is North Korea’s ‘black swan’

By DC Editors - July 7, 2020 1 Comment

Why Covid-19 is North Korea’s ‘black swan’

An embattled North Korean economy has been further weakened by coronavirus pandemic, somewhat its “black swan”, even though the regime still plays tough.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, North Korea

Gangnam Smile: North Korean defectors make history

By DC Editors - April 16, 2020 1 Comment

Gangnam Smile: North Korean defectors make history

South Korea held legislative elections this week, the world’s first nationwide vote of the coronavirus, history was made with North Korean defector elected.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, North Korea, South Korea

Stand with North Korean victims

By DC Editors - March 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

A coalition of rights-oriented groups says the South Korean government should re-engage on promoting accountability for human rights abuses in North Korea.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, North Korea, South Korea

Trump on North Korea projectile launches: “Kim likes testing missiles”

By DC Editors - August 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

Trump on North Korea projectile launches: "Kim likes testing missiles"

On the recent North Korea projectile launches Trump simply said Kim likes testing missiles, arguing that the Dictator did not violate any pacts with him.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, Kim Jong Un, North Korea

Rights Group Identifies North Korean Public Execution Sites

By DC Editors - June 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rights Group Identifies North Korean Public Execution Sites

A human rights group says it has identified hundreds of locations where North Korea allegedly carried out public executions as a way to intimidate citizens.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, North Korea

Reports: Kim Jong Un’s Sister Reappears in Public After Lengthy Absence

By DC Editors - June 6, 2019 Leave a Comment

Kim Jong Un's Sister Reappears in Public After Lengthy Absence, Reports Say

The younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reappeared in public for the first time in more than 50 days amid questions about her status.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, North Korea

Another North Korea Purge? Experts Are Divided

By DC Editors - June 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

Another North Korea Purge? Experts Are Divided

Report Friday that North Korea executed its top envoy to the United States following February’s failed summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, North Korea

UN Report Says North Korean People Trapped In Cycle Of Corruption

By DC Editors - June 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

Un Report Says North Korean People Trapped In Cycle Of Corruption

The United Nations human rights report also accuses Kim Jong-un’s government of economic mismanagement, leaving its people fighting to get the basics.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Dictatorships, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Worldwide Corruption

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