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How Haircuts Work Inside North Korea’s Strict System

While a haircut may seem like a simple routine elsewhere, in North Korea it’s a reminder of how the government influences ...
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Chechnya's New Restrictions On Women's Fashion Are About Control, Not Tradition, Critics Say

Chechnya has introduced a new ban for women’s fashion that prohibits traditional clothing featuring “masculine elements.” ...
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The Bizarre, Terrifying Reality Inside North Korea

From outlawed haircuts to staged elections and vanishing citizens, North Korea’s strangeness goes far beyond what most imagine. These stories weren’t meant to leave the border. The Backlash To Trump ...
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South Korean president Lee asks China’s Xi for help engaging North Korea

GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sought Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help in efforts to resume talks with nuclear-armed neighbour North Korea on Saturday, while ...
Human Rights Watch

Submission on North Korea’s Implementation of Recommendations from the Third and Fourth Cycles of the Universal Periodic Review for the Special Rapporteur’s Report

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to assess the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) implementation of selected Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations from the third (2019 ...

South Korea to maintain backing for UN resolution on North Korea human rights

South Korea will co-sponsor an annual U.N. resolution that raises concerns over North Korea's human rights situation, the ...

Drones Over North Korea Were Part of Martial Law Bid in South, Special Counsel Says

South Korea’s ousted leader, Yoon Suk Yeol, was accused of trying to stoke military tensions to justify his short-lived ...

South Korea offers talks with North to prevent accidental armed clash at border

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea proposed talks with North Korea to clarify the rivals' border line and ease military ...

South Korea proposes talks with North Korea military to avoid clashes on border

South Korea's defence ministry said on Monday that it has proposed talks with North Korea's military to discuss setting a clearer boundary along the military demarcation line between the two Koreas to ...
WTOP News

South Korea says North Korea fired 1 ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday fired a suspected short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang steps up its testing activity while ...
CNN

With a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea have fresh hope

For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress. Not only does Japan have a new prime ...
WINK NEWS

Citywide burn ban in effect for North Port due to drought conditions

A citywide outdoor burn ban is now in effect in North Port due to extreme drought conditions and an increased wildfire threat, according to North Port Fire Rescue. The ban, enacted under City ...