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Country Profile: North Korea
Internet and Intranet in North Korea
The community of Internet users in North Korea consists almost entirely of elites and foreigners. A select few, including members of Kim Jung Il’s inner circle, enjoy unfiltered Internet access via satellite link to servers in Germany,...
- Posted on 10/May/2007; tagged in Asia, North Korea -
As a recent piece in The Economist discusses, the Internet -- or more accurately, the intranet -- in North Korea is proving useful in some surprising ways.
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- Posted on 22/Feb/2007; tagged in Asia, North Korea -
SEOUL (Reuters) - "North Korea said on Friday [Jan. 26] the South Korean government was violating the public's basic right to information by blocking access to Web sites sympathetic to the North." See full story.
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- Posted on 01/Feb/2007; tagged in North Korea, South Korea -
Tom Zeller Jr. of The New York Times writes: "While other restrictive regimes have sought to find ways to limit the Internet — through filters and blocks and threats — North Korea has chosen to stay wholly off the grid." ...
- Posted on 26/Oct/2006; tagged in Asia, North Korea -
OpenNet Initiative: Bulletin 009
January 31, 2005
Last Updated: January 31, 2005
Contents:
- Background
- Methodology & Results
- Observations
- About the OpenNet Initiative
Background
Major internet service providers in South Korea were ordered by the Ministry of...
South Korea has been under pressure about its blocking of North Korean Web sites. The Unification Minister was challenged on how censorship comports with South Korea's policy of openness towards the DPRK. South Korea is thinking of lifting at least...