The story behind the move of North Korea’s Naval Command
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled "North Korea's Secret Stories."
In the early 2000s, members...
The story of one N. Korean woman’s tragic death in a reeducation camp
One day in early 2019, a public trial took place in front of the Provincial Performing Troupe Plaza in North Pyongan Province.
That day, five...
The tragic story of one outspoken North Korean journalist
On Jan. 1, 2012, shortly after taking power, Kim Jong Un visited the offices of Rodong Sinmun - the country's most prominent newspaper -...
N. Korean teacher replaced after encouraging competition among students
On Aug. 31 of last year, the teaching staff at an elementary school in Taegwan County, North Pyongan Province, nervously gathered for an emergency...
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...
A look behind N. Korea’s schemes to entice foreigners to stay in the country
In 2017, an international train bound for Sinuiju was waiting to depart from a station in Pyongyang.
“In ten minutes, this train will depart from...
Shattered Dreams: The tragic journey of North Korean defectors in China
COVID-19 completely changed the fate of Eun-hye (pseudonym), a North Korean defector in her 30s who was living quietly as the wife of a...
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...
The tragic fate of N. Korean workers in Russia’s Sakhalin Island
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world in 2020, North Korean construction workers on Russia's Sakhalin Island were forced into endless, precarious efforts to...
How a Supreme Guard Command officer found himself in front of a firing squad
On Sept. 24, 2020, a high-ranking official in the Supreme Guard Command (SGC), the military branch responsible for the protection of the Kim family,...
