DPRK officials ignite oil deal between Russia and China

DPRK officials ignite oil deal between Russia and China

North Korean officials based overseas continue to break UN sanctions by brokering and facilitating deals, earning commision, so they can…
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Chinese company agree $7 million coal contract with North Korea

Chinese company agree $7 million coal contract with North Korea

As Pyongyang Papers have previously reported, North Korea exporting coal new. As UN Security Council Resolution 2371 states: “The DPRK…
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DPRK providing weapons to Wagner in Africa?

DPRK providing weapons to Wagner in Africa?

Opportunity – A situation or occasion which makes it possible to do something that you want. This definition perfectly sums…
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Russia still fueling DPRK with labor contracts

Russia still fueling DPRK with labor contracts

North Korea citizens working overseas is banned under UN sanction resolution 2397 and all workers should have been repatriated by…
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DPRK Hospitals linked to Malpractice in Nigeria

DPRK Hospitals linked to Malpractice in Nigeria

North Korea are sending their medical staff over to Africa and are known for serious malpractice and providing poisonous prescriptions.
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North Korean casinos, OD International Travel & Kim Chol Sok

North Korean casinos, OD International Travel & Kim Chol Sok

Following on from our previous investigation into Ri Chol Nam, who is involved in DPRK sanction breaking activities, we at…
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Are Winson Oil still hiding something?

Are Winson Oil still hiding something?

Regular readers into DPRK sanctions evasion will have heard of Winson Oil or the Winson Group previously. Pyongyang Papers investigated…
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Chong Sang-Hun works on commission-based deal for Taiwan company – SEM

Chong Sang-Hun works on commission-based deal for Taiwan company – SEM

North Koreans brokering deals and earning commission seems to be a current trend that Pyongyang Papers is investigating on a…
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North Korean workers in China suffer abuse at the hands of their fellow countrymen

North Korean workers in China suffer abuse at the hands of their fellow countrymen

Is China turning a blind eye to the abuses of the North Korean laborers in their country? Pyongyang Papers have…
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North Korean restaurants, Taekwondo & Ri Chol Nam

North Korean restaurants, Taekwondo & Ri Chol Nam

During our investigations, Pyongyang Papers comes across all sorts of entities and individuals involved in sanctioned North Korean activity. Very…
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Welcome to the Pyongyang Papers!

On this site you will find a searchable index of individuals and entities with links to North Korea sanctioned by the UN, regional bodies or individual countries. We have also collated information from across the Internet including sourced from the international press, think tanks and pressure groups who have conducted their own investigations into DPRK sanctions evasion.

Check out our databases of people, organizations, ships or aircraft listed for, or accused of association with, sanctions evasion. You can also check out our list of UN Panel of Experts reports.

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