North Korea’s Defense Security Command dispatches surveillance teams to military bases before election
In advance of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly election on March 10, Defense Security Command (DSC) inspection teams have been dispatched to military bases...
12th Military Corps in Ryanggang Province earns “army of beggars” label among locals
Residents of Hyesan are reportedly referring to the 12th Military Corps based in the city with disparaging labels including an “army of beggars” and...
State orders farmers to supply more food to the military
The North Korean authorities have ordered collective farms to supply all of the planned food quotas to the military following a failure by the...
North Korea prepares for annual winter military exercises
North Korea is busy preparing for its winter civil joint exercises that start annually in December. Preparations include the holding of emergency meetings for...
North Korean soldier imprisoned for military service complaint
A soldier working at an underground military rocket storage facility near Nammun District in Kanggye, Changgang Province, complained openly about the state of military...
North Korean military officers face economic hardship
Some military officers in North Korea have reportedly been experiencing financial difficulties to the extent that some have had to move into smaller houses.
“The...
North Korean military food supplies include more meat and vegetables
North Korean sources report that some military bases are receiving improvements in their food supplies.
Soldiers in North Korea have long been provided poor food...
Underground military factories in North Korea expanded to hide nuclear arsenal
Reports indicate that a project that was initiated four years ago in Chagang Province to expand important underground military factories has recently been completed....
Rations restart for some military families in North Korea
Following a whirlwind of summits in its efforts to engage the international community, North Korea has restarted the distribution of rations to some military...
Kim Jong Un continues to ignore rule of law in public execution of military...
Article 6, Clause 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which North Korea signed in 1981, states that “very human...
