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Hundreds of North Korea IT workers abroad earning money for missile, nuclear program, says UN report
North Korea is raising money for its missile and nuclear programs by conducting cybercrime and syphoning the wages of North Korean computer engineers doing legitimate work overseas, according to a new report by the United Nations Panel of Experts on the DPRK. Details of the report, which was published on Thursday, were leaked in advance…
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North Korea denies it raised billions through cybercrime
Before it is even published, North Korea has come out swinging against an upcoming report by the United Nations Security Council’s Panel of Experts on North Korea. The report, which is expected to be published on September 6, alleges the country has generated about $2 billion from cybercrime and funneled the money into its weapons…
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Orascom gets UN exemption to operate North Korean cellular network
Egypt’s Orascom Investment Holding has received an exemption from the United Nations to continue operating Koryolink, its North Korean cellular network, it said Monday. The ability of Orascom to continue as a partner in the network has been in doubt since U.N. Security Council sanctions last year banned foreign companies from establishing or running commercial…
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UN Human Rights envoy: time for world to act
Marzuki Darusman, the U.N.’s human rights expert on North Korea has called for the international community to take action on the country. Speaking in Geneva on Monday, he said “repression remains unabated and the authorities in country continue to exercise the strictest control over all aspects of its citizens’ lives.” That despite a letter sent two…
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UN calls on DPRK to refrain from ballistic missile tests
The United Nations has joined the chorus of voices calling on North Korea to abandon its plan to launch a satellite later this month. “The Secretary-General believes that it is important for the DPRK to refrain from using ballistic missile technology and to work for the peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula,” U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq…
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US would be OK with a North Korean satellite, but not a launch
The U.S. government says it doesn’t have a problem with North Korean satellites in space, just as long as they aren’t launched on North Korean rockets. That distinction could be important in coming months as North Korea moves towards attempting to put a second satellite into space. When North Korea last launched a satellite in December 2012, it…
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More on UN meeting, silencing of DPRK microphone
I now have the full video of the incident on Thursday at the United Nations when a North Korean diplomat interrupted a discussion on human rights. It would be funny if it wasn’t so sad. At the meeting, the diplomat began speaking just after a defector ended his speech and without being recognized by the chair, journalist Barbara…
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DPRK diplomat disrupts Human Rights meeting
A North Korean delegate interrupted an event being held at the United Nations on Thursday that was focusing on Human Rights in the DPRK. The event was organized by the U.S. and featured Ambassadors Samantha Power and Robert King on the panel alongside journalist Barbara Demick and others. There were 23 defectors in attendance, according to the…
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DPRK takes Ulchi war games protest to UN
North Korea has taken its protest of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian war games to the United Nations. Ja Song Nam, the DPRK’s ambassador to the U.N. sent a letter earlier this week to the president of the Security Council protesting the exercise, which is due to begin this weekend and involves thousands of troops in…
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DPRK takes “The Interview” movie complaint to the UN
North Korea has taken its outrage over a new Hollywood movie to the United Nations. Ja Song Nam, the country’s ambassador to the U.N., sent a letter to Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on June 27 with a copy of a Korean Central News Agency article that expressed displeasure at “The Interview,” a movie by…
