US State Dept. puts out call for North Korea projects
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) put out a call Tuesday for projects aimed at human rights and democracy in North Korea. DRL will fund…
Articles by Martyn Williams
Open Radio for North Korea goes off the air
Open Radio for North Korea, one of the handful of private radio stations that targets North Korea, has reportedly ended broadcasts to the country. The Seoul-based station is understood to…
Voice of Korea mid-2014 schedule
North Korea’s external shortwave radio broadcaster, Voice of Korea, joins many of the world’s international broadcasters in switching to a summer frequency schedule on Sunday, March 30. Shortwave broadcasts change…
DPRK organizations called out for censorship
Three of North Korea’s state security and censorship organizations have been called out by Reporters Without Borders in the organization’s latest ranking of “Enemies of the Internet.” The report was…
Inside North Korea’s cell phone use
North Koreans used cell phone messaging to independently organize a soccer group, surprising authorities, according to a new report on cell phone usage in the country. The soccer club was…
DPRK military could turn to cyber-warfare for lower costs
North Korea’s military could turn to cyber-based attacks and weapons as a more cost-effective alternative to conventional weapons, the U.S. Department of Defense says in a new report. But the…
Red Star 3.0 desktop images posted
If you want to give your computer desktop a touch of North Korea’s Red Star Linux without installing the operating system, now you can. Will Scott, the computer scientist who…
Lost phone found in Pyongyang?
A smartphone that was lost in South Korea has apparently surfaced in Pyongyang. A South Korean Internet used posted a screenshot from Google’s Android Device Manager that shows the phone…
A new look at North Korea
Most people who read this blog will be familiar with the image of the two Koreas at nighttime by a NASA satellite On January 30, 2014, an astronaut on the…
