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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.

North Korea Sells Tens Of Thousands Of Its Women Into China Sex Trade

by DC Editors - May 22, 2019

North Korea Sells Tens Of Thousands Of Its Women Into China Sex Trade

Tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls are trafficked and sold into the sex trade in China where they are forced to endure systemic rape.

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

Sanctions Threaten North Korea’s Old and New Elites

by DC Editors - May 21, 2019

Sanctions Threaten North Korea's Old and New Elites

North Korea’s cash-strapped economy is under crippling international sanctions, it means traditional elite, rising merchant class may be feeling pinched

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

South Korea Works for Safety of 7 Defectors Held in China

by DC Editors - May 5, 2019

Defectors Held in China

South Korea’s foreign ministry is doing all it can to ensure the safety of seven North Koreans who were detained in China after fleeing their homeland.

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

Activists Urge China to Not Repatriate North Korean Defectors

by DC Editors - May 3, 2019

Activists Urge China to Not Repatriate N. Korean Defectors

Activists are urging China not to repatriate seven North Koreans who were detained in an eastern Chinese province after leaving their homeland.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, North Korea, Political Dissidents

16 Countries Are Most ‘Egregious’ Violators of Religious Freedom

by DC Editors - May 2, 2019

US Watchdog: 16 Countries 'Egregious' Violators of Religious Freedom

An independent U.S. watchdog named 16 nations “countries of particular concern” for engaging in “systematic, egregious violations” of religious freedom.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Central African Republic, Europe, Middle East, Nigeria, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia

Daimler Says It Has No Idea How Kim Jong Un Got His Limos

by DC Editors - April 27, 2019

Daimler Says It Has No Idea How Kim Jong Un Got His Limos

German automaker Daimler, which makes armored limousines used by N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says it has no idea where he got them .

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

Report: N. Korea Using Cryptocurrency to Fund Weapons Program

by DC Editors - April 25, 2019

Report: N. Korea Using Cryptocurrency to Fund Weapons Program

N. Korea is using cryptocurrency markets to evade global sanctions and is likely using the virtual money to fund its weapons of mass destruction programs.

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

Kim Jong Un Consolidates Power and Shuffles Leadership

by DC Editors - April 17, 2019

Kim Jong Un Consolidates Power, Shuffles Leaders

In a biggest leadership shake-ups in years, North Korea named a new nominal head of state and a new premier, and gave leader Kim Jong Un a new title.

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

Donald Trump, Mao Zedong Headline New Hong Kong Opera

by DC Editors - April 6, 2019

Donald Trump, Mao Zedong Headline New Hong Kong Opera

Hong Kong’s Sunbeam Theatre to state performance of Trump On Show, re-imagining of Trump’s life and that of his fictional twin brother who lives in China.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Asia, China, Hong Kong, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, Political Artwork, Republicans

In North Korean Parliament Elections, All Candidates Run Unopposed

by DC Editors - March 11, 2019

North Koreans Go to Polls to Approve Parliament Lineup

Voters were presented with just one state-sanctioned candidate per seat. They cast their ballots to show their approval or, very rarely, disapproval.

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

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