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Geopolitics · 22 Oct 2026Report: North Korean workers at Russian drone plant face 'gross human rights abuses'

As many as 12,000 North Koreans working at a Russian drone factory in Yelabuga are victims of 'gross human rights abuses and human trafficking', according to a joint report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the George W. Bush Institute, published October 14.