North Korean smartphones have added a screenshot function, though it doesn’t work with certain content or applications related to the country’s leaders. #northkorea #dprk #technology buff.ly/NFzKZaS

North Korean sightseeing boats were spotted from Dandong, China, cruising the waters of the Yalu River near Sinuiju recently. buff.ly/8ocdont

Russia has sanctioned 15 UK MPs and 6 members of the House of Lords. Lord Alton of Liverpool, who chairs Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights, told PoliticsHome: "Putin’s regime will have to get in the queue behind China, North Korea, and Iran. politicshome.com/news/article/r…

Russia used North Korean missile in deadly strike on Kyiv, Zelensky says | NK News I APPG North Korea Lord Vernon Coaker Jenny Chapman Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський Karim A. A. Khan KC Vice President JD Vance Secretary Marco Rubio @David_Lammy Catherine West MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley Priti Patel MP Tim Farron nknews.org/2025/04/russia…

Kim vowed to 'respond decisively to this geopolitical crisis and ongoing developments,' as regional tensions have increased with North Korea continuing to flaunt its military capabilities and assisting Russia in its war against Ukraine. news.sky.com/story/kim-jong…

Deeply moving to chair a APPG North Korea Hearing as a brave young North Korean woman,Gyuri Kang,gave her testimony -a salutary reminder of why the UN Commission of Inquiry found NK responsible for crimes against humanity. Catherine West Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

OPINION: The U.S. State Department has updated its travel advisory for #NorthKorea with even stronger language, now explicitly telling Americans: “Do not travel to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for any reason.” buff.ly/tueGzru

Chaired a 2 hour Hearing UK Parliament on religious persecution in North Korea- with disturbing accounts of terrible violations of Article 18 of the UDHR-the universal right to believe,not to believe or to change belief APPG North Korea CSW_UK Open Doors UK Aid to the Church in Need UK Jubilee Campaign

🧵This evening I had privilege of speaking at an event in UK Parliament on behalf of Fortify Rights, co-hosted with APPG North Korea, on #HumanRights across Asia, chaired by David Smith MP 🌹 with Rt Hon John Glen MP, alongside Zoya Phan Rahima Mahmut Tenzin Kunga Finn Lau 劉祖廸 & Ju Il-lyong /

It was an honour to Chair this North Korea APPG event last night which considered the shared challenges of defending Human Rights in Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Myanmar and North Korea itself.

On May 14 in the UK Parliament in London, Fortify Rights co-hosted an event with the APPG North Korea, discussing freedom and resistance in some of the world’s most repressive regimes—Myanmar, China, Tibet, Hong Kong, North Korea, and the Uyghur region. The event featured voices from

An important APPG North Korea event, Criminalised Faith, focused on religious persecution in NK and was supported by Lord Alton and Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP. Disturbing accounts of violations of Article 18 of the UDHR were shared and received significant support. Open Doors UK CSW_UK

At United Voices, co-hosted by APPG North Korea and Fortify Rights, chaired by David Smith MP and John Glen MP, joined advocates and members of the public in standing in solidarity with those facing repression in North Korea, Burma, China, Tibet, Hong Kong, and the Uyghur region.

Reply from Minister Catherine West about North Korean cyber threats and crypto currency thefts. APPG North Korea Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green David Smith MP 🌹 Tim Farron Philip Mounstephen CSW_UK

North Korean defector Kim Eun Joo spoke at today’s UNGA meeting on DPRK human rights, facing the DPRK ambassador: “One day, I hope to return to North Korea hand in hand with my daughters—not to a land of fear and control, but of freedom and hope.”

Welcome Statement by Archie Young, UK Ambassador to the UN General Assembly, at the UN General Assembly meeting on Human Rights Abuses & Violations in North Korea. APPG North Korea Collins of Highbury Catherine West Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green Philip Mounstephen CSW_UK David Smith MP 🌹 gov.uk/government/spe…

The APPG North Korea continues its efforts by hosting delegations and meetings -including a visit from Min Kyung-Wook, former MP and Presidential Office Spokesperson in #SouthKorea; South Korean Christian songwriter Jin-Suk Jang, who has composed over 150 worship songs Jim Shannon MP.

3 replies in UK Parliament from Jenny Chapman to questions I tabled about North Korea’s support for Putin’s illegal war & about NK human rights violations. UK Parliament Human Rights Committee APPG North Korea Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green David Smith MP 🌹 Philip Mounstephen Sophie Richardson

As #NorthKorea continues arresting officials responsible for the failed launch of a new destroyer at Chongjin Shipyard, some North Koreans are criticizing the government’s approach of blaming all problems on officials. buff.ly/WOXi6GB

The report focuses primarily on unlawful DPRK-Russia military cooperation including arms transfers and Russia’s training of DPRK troops, addresses the monitoring gap arising from the disbandment of UN Security Council’s 1718 Committee Panel of Experts 2024 gov.uk/government/new…