- 24 prison camps and prisons mapped
- 375 missile launches since 1984
- 17 sites watched from space
- 26 organizations doing the work
- 67 books, films and reports
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All the ways to helpThe scale of it
80–120kpeople held in political prison campsUN inquiry, 2014. Still the most-cited estimate
- 26M
- people living under the Kim regime
- 224
- escapees reached South Korea in 2025
- ~60
- assembled nuclear warheads
- 375
- missile and space launches since 1984
UN estimate
Unification Ministry
SIPRI, Jan 2026
CNS missile test database
Watched from outside, updated on its own
Everything we measureMissile launches tracked by radar, seismic readings, our own satellite images of the camps, and five official sanctions lists. Scripts check them every few hours.
Possible ballistic missile launchTracked by Japan's Ministry of Defense · Source
Ballistic missile launch, at least 2, over 910 kmTracked by Japan's Ministry of Defense · Source
Ballistic missile launch, at least 1, about 680 kmTracked by Japan's Ministry of Defense · Source
Only measured events: seismic readings (USGS) and radar-tracked launches (Japan Ministry of Defense). Checked every few hours.
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North Korea and Palestine: what the relationship isRecognition since 1988, UN votes, almost no trade, and North Korean grenade launchers found in Gaza: what is documented, what is denied and what is unproven.9 min read
Three students flew drones into North Korea. South Korea prosecuted them.Four drone flights into North Korea, prison camps and Starlink dreams, intelligence money, and a treason-style charge a court threw out.9 min read
How can North Korea be freed?Five ways the regime could end or open up, roughly how likely each one is, and which ones normal people can actually push on.8 min read
Is it possible to free North Korea?Why the regime has lasted since 1948, the cracks that are already there, and what history says about "permanent" dictatorships.6 min read
How to help North Korean peopleConcrete things that work, with costs. Rescues, USB drives, tutoring escapees, documentation, and pressure on governments.6 min read
How North Koreans escapeThe river crossing, hiding in China, the 3,000-mile route to Southeast Asia, and why only 224 people made it in 2025.6 min read
Why China sends North Koreans backAt least 1,076 people sent back since 2020: why China returns North Koreans, and what waits for them at home.7 min read
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