DPRK | The Left Chapter

Michael Laxer

Oct 211 min read

Daily LIFT #1474

Kim Jong Il among international delegates at the Sixth Congress of the Workers Party of Korea, October 1980 -- Daily LIFT #1474

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U.S. Sends THAAD Missile Defense System to Israel

Michael Laxer

Oct 171 min read

U.S. Sends THAAD Missile Defense System to Israel

By Global News Service The United States’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system is heading to Israel , the...

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Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un exchange greetings for 75th anniversary of China-DPRK diplomatic relations

Michael Laxer

Oct 62 min read

Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un exchange greetings for 75th anniversary of China-DPRK diplomatic relations

Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un exchanged greetings on October 6 to honour the 75th anniversary of the commencement of diplomatic relations...

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South Korea and U.S. Will Hold Yet Another Joint Military Exercise Explicitly Aimed at North Korea

Michael Laxer

Aug 131 min read

South Korea and U.S. Will Hold Yet Another Joint Military Exercise Explicitly Aimed at North Korea

Public domain image By Global News Service South Korea and the U.S. have announced yet another joint military drill. The drill will be...

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On the 75th anniversary of the Fourth Geneva Convention open letter calls on US to end sanctions

Michael Laxer

Aug 122 min read

On the 75th anniversary of the Fourth Geneva Convention open letter calls on US to end sanctions

August 12 is the 75th anniversary of the Fourth Geneva Convention and its prohibition on collective punishment and dozens of legal...

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Michael Laxer

Jul 221 min read

Daily LIFT #1401

Kim Il Sung and Zhou Enlai shake hands after the signing of the Sino-North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty, July 1961...

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DPRK calls US "a stumbling block to international peace and security"

Michael Laxer

Dec 12, 20231 min read

DPRK calls US "a stumbling block to international peace and security"

In a strongly worded statement the Democratic People's Republic of Korea denounced the U.S. for vetoing the UN Security Council...

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Trilateral Missile Defense System a Step Towards Asian NATO

Michael Laxer

Dec 1, 20235 min read

Trilateral Missile Defense System a Step Towards Asian NATO

Photograph Source: Rikujojieitai Boueisho （陸上自衛隊 / Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) – CC BY 4.0 By Jeffrey Wagner and Dae-Han Song The...

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DPRK denounces atrocities committed by Israel under the pretext of “right to self-defense”

Michael Laxer

Nov 30, 20233 min read

DPRK denounces atrocities committed by Israel under the pretext of “right to self-defense”

In a statement Thursday, November 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said that...

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Michael Laxer

Nov 20, 20231 min read

Daily LIFT #1094

Ché Guevara, international freedom fighter, will be remembered forever!, poster, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000 -- Daily...

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Red Review #114 -- International Left and Labour Report

Michael Laxer

Sep 17, 202313 min read

Red Review #114 -- International Left and Labour Report

With reports from the USA, India, Cuba, Mexico, Chile, Gaza, the DPRK, Greece, Portugal and elsewhere. Striking UAW workers in Detroit,...

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The Korean War Continues With Biden’s Renewal of Travel Ban to North Korea

Michael Laxer

Sep 2, 20236 min read

The Korean War Continues With Biden’s Renewal of Travel Ban to North Korea

The draconian travel ban prevents as many as 100,000 Koreans in the United States from visiting family members in North Korea. By Amanda...

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Michael Laxer

Aug 21, 20231 min read

Daily LIFT #1013

Che and Kim Il Sung during Che's visit to the DPRK in 1960 -- Daily LIFT #1013 Revolutionary Cuba and the Democratic People's Republic of...

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Red Review #109 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Aug 2, 202314 min read

Red Review #109 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from Canada, the USA, Swaziland, the UK, the DPRK, India and elsewhere. Metro grocery workers strike in Toronto, Canada July 29...

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Red Review #107 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Jul 19, 20237 min read

Red Review #107 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from the USA, Swaziland, Cuba, the UK, Greece, the DPRK, Canada and elsewhere. Actors and writers picket outside of Netflix HQ...

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Red Review #103 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Jun 21, 202312 min read

Red Review #103 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from Switzerland, Cuba, Greece, Poland, Zambia, India, Canada and elsewhere. A scene from one of the Feminist Strike marches in...

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May Day IWD 2023: Red Review #96 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

May 2, 202311 min read

May Day IWD 2023: Red Review #96 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from Austria, Colombia, Cuba, Belgium, Italy, Uruguay, the USA, Canada, Sudan, Latvia, Vietnam and from May Day rallies and...

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Red Review #94 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Apr 19, 202312 min read

Red Review #94 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from France, the USA, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Ireland, Canada, Cuba, Norway, the DPRK and elsewhere. There is also a section...

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Michael Laxer

Apr 10, 20231 min read

Daily LIFT #919

Comrade Kim Il Sung April, 1961 -- Daily LIFT #919

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Red Review #89 -- International Left and Labour News

Michael Laxer

Mar 14, 20237 min read

Red Review #89 -- International Left and Labour News

With news from the People's Republic of China, Greece, South Africa, the UK, the DPRK, South Korea and elsewhere. Closing of the first...

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