Shedding light on the cruelty of North Korea’s border protection squad, the Storm Corps
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
Amid growing complaints among people...
The tragic story of a North Korean “defector hunter”
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in Korean in November 2021.
In early November 2012, North Korea's Ministry of State Security (MSS) made it...
The realities of N. Korea’s “free medical system” laid bare
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
It was the evening of...
Former N. Korean defector hunter reflects on her experiences
In September 2018, a woman in her late 30s lay on her side in a safe house of the North Hamgyong Province state security...
Do you know the punishment for smuggling a Bible into North Korea?
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
In the summer of 2021,...
N. Korea still forbids women from setting foot on naval vessels
Next year, South Korea will achieve a historic national first by deploying female navy personnel onboard its submarines. In doing so, South Korea would...
N. Korean smuggling of S. Korean goods never stopped during the pandemic
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Yoon entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
One day in November 2020,...
A look behind N. Korea’s clumsy efforts to improve its birthrate
At the Third Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Party Central Committee in June 2021, Kim Jong Un announced that “creating a better environment for...
A hit-and-run shines a light on corruption in N. Korean society
It was early evening in November of 2019 at Nampo’s roller skating rink, which was full of happy children and students.
As several children were...
N. Korean scientist executed in 2021 for COVID-19 research
In September 2021, a researcher at a bioengineering laboratory under the North Korean State Academy of Sciences in Pyongyang examined samples taken from a...
