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2 min readAug 17, 2018
North Korea’s fashion police are back, a missing brother turns out to be the regime’s leading propagandist, and why this hot summer is bad news…
Here’s what we’re reading this week on North Korea
1. The Unbelievable Story of North Korea’s Most Celebrated Propagandist
The story of how a South Korean boy with no political beliefs grew to become one of the most prominent North Korean propagandists, while never forgetting the family he left behind. Great story from The Atlantic
2. A new crackdown? North Korea’s fashion police are making a comeback
Patrolling for short skirts and dyed hair may be the first signs of a larger crackdown to come. Read the story over at NK News
3. Red Cross warns of food crisis in North Korea as crops fail in heat
For a country already vulnerable to food shortages, this summer’s heat wave could have disastrous effects for the people of North Korea. Read more on Reuters
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