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,...
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...
Lifting the veil on Sinuiju’s crackdown on private education in January 2022
This article is part of a series called "North Korea's Secret Stories."
The North Pyongan Province branch of the “unified command on non-socialist and anti-socialist...
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...
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...
N. Korea’s overreaching ambition to catch more fish leads to tragedy
“Kim Il Sung worked hard to provide people at Pyongyang’s universities and hospitals with fresh seasonal fish.”
“Kim Jong Il’s dying words and last thing...
Three soldiers caught mimicking S. Korean dance moves sent to political prison camp
Three soldiers with a unit under the Korean People's Army Air and Anti Air Force Command were arrested during a tour of Mount Paekdu...
The secret underground tunnel for gifts at the International Friendship Exhibition
The year was 1994. North Korea had begun its “Arduous March” following the collapse of the Soviet-led Eastern Bloc. Kim Jong Il, who was...
Report by Chinese authorities details “mental anxiety” suffered by defectors
A recent internal report by security authorities in China's Liaoning Province found that "most women in China are suffering from symptoms of depression...
MPARI: North Korea’s elite architectural design institute
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
In an era where even...
