North Korean defectors in China talk about their hardscrabble lives
Some personal horror stories of North Korean defectors who have spent years in China living a socially isolated life in appalling conditions have been...
Pyongyangites forced to eat at Pyongnam Myonok restaurant
The Pyongyang municipal government is taking action after a central government agency ordered it to fill up the seats at the newly expanded and...
Repatriated North Korean students await decisions on their futures
Hundreds of North Korean students who were repatriated last year are being transferred to domestic universities or assigned to work. The future of the...
Chongjin man arrested for selling unusable mobile phone
A young man in Chongjin was recently detained after North Korean authorities caught him selling a broken mobile phone, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on...
N. Korea continues to operate nine re-education camps throughout the country
North Korea continues to operate nine re-education camps, where the number of inmates detained for violating the country's law to "eradicate reactionary thought and...
Five former soldiers in Yanggang Province complain to authorities about poverty
A group of discharged soldiers on assignment in Yanggang Province's Taehongdan County recently complained to the provincial people’s committee about their economic difficulties and...
N. Korean officials in Sinuiju hold lecture criticizing “female criminals”
Sinuiju officials recently held a lecture calling on people to "step up the struggle against women who commit crimes and treat our present suffering...
S. Hwanghae Province orders reviews of agricultural machinery
South Hwanghae Province's party committee recently issued an order for party officials to hold party cell and elementary party reviews of agricultural machinery, a...
N. Korean grain prices continue upward trend into the New Year
The upward trend in North Korean grain prices that began in December has continued into the New Year. The country's economic difficulties have led...
New survey of female N. Korean defectors in China reveals their biggest wishes for...
Daily NK recently conducted a survey of 40 North Korean defectors in China that revealed their greatest hopes for 2024.
From Jan. 2 to Jan....
