Father and daughter arrested while trying to defect across border
A male resident of Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, who had been suffering from financial hardships due to the COVID-19 outbreak, was caught attempting to...
North Korea threatens families of publicly active defectors living in South Korea
The Ministry of State Security appears to be trying to control the public activities of North Korean defectors settled in South Korea by threatening...
N. Korea orders hospitals to manufacture their own medicines
North Korea is attempting to resolve a dire shortage of medicines by ordering hospitals to begin manufacturing their own medications, Daily NK has learned.
“At...
Defector families face resentment in the border region
North Korea’s recent efforts to promote anti-defector sentiment are having some effect in the Sino-North Korean border area, Daily NK has learned.
“Because of the...
N. Korea claims US and S. Korea spreading COVID-19 in the country
North Korean authorities are disseminating the idea that the US and South Korea are purposely spreading COVID-19 into North Korea, a source in South...
North Korea appears to be jamming Unification Media Group radio broadcasts
North Korean authorities appear to be jamming radio broadcasts produced by a South Korean non-profit human rights organization as part of efforts to prevent...
Kim Yo Jong orders production of new works of literature
Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister and widely considered the regime’s second most important figure, recently ordered the Korean (Choson)...
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North Korea orders the release of military rice stores to general population
North Korea’s central government recently issued a nationwide order directing localities to release military rice stores to local citizens.
A Daily NK source in North...
N. Korean authorities release instructions about first day of school
North Korea’s education ministry recently issued instructions to schools about what activities they should plan for on the first day of school following the...
North Korea sees growing education inequality amid the COVID-19 crisis
The gap in education quality between urban and rural areas in North Korea is growing because of COVID-19 quarantine efforts, Daily NK has learned....
