Jun 14, 2023 · In the late 1990s, North Korea experienced a devastating famine which killed as many as three million people. Recent rumours of starvation, which these interviews …

The North Korean famine (Korean: 조선기근), also known as the Arduous March (고난의 행군), was a period of mass starvation together with a general economic crisis from 1994 to 1998 in North Korea. [6][7] During this time there was an increase in defection from North Korea which peaked towards the end of the famine period.

Mar 4, 2023 · Some experts say the country has hit its worst point since a 1990s famine known as the “Arduous March” caused mass starvation and killed hundreds of thousands of people, or an estimated 3-5% of...

Jul 25, 2021 · North Korea officially maintains that between 225,000 and 235,000 people died as a result of the famine, but outside estimates have suggested figures as high as 3.5 million.

Aug 18, 2023 · North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and there are reports of starvation as the economic situation worsens, the U.N. rights chief said.

Mar 21, 2023 · Horrifying reports, including one of a seven-year-old found starved to death with two family members, are seeping across the border. Trade is the likeliest source of relief, says Choi Eun-ju of the...

Jun 17, 2023 · Three residents of the totalitarian state secretly communicated with the BBC for months, detailing the horrors of watching their neighbors starve to death as they struggle to …

Apr 26, 2024 · Starvation deaths in North Korea are typically higher around March, Jiro Ishimaru, the CEO of Japan-based outlet Asia Press, which focuses on news from North Korea, told RFA.

Nov 5, 2021 · Defectors based in South Korea have told us that their families in the North are going hungry. There is a concern as winter approaches that the most vulnerable will starve.

Jun 18, 2023 · North Korea is facing its worst food crisis since the 1990s famine, as Covid-induced isolation measures continue in the authoritarian regime. Civilians living in the country secretly told BBC...