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North Korea politics revolves around one-party rule, ideological discipline, and Kim Jong Un’s relentless consolidation of power. Daily NK covers party congresses, leadership purges, propaganda campaigns, and succession signals. Our sources inside the country report what state media conceals — and what outside observers cannot see.

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N. Korean officials ordered to enforce “two hostile states” doctrine in propaganda push

North Korea has ordered propaganda officials in Pyongyang to intensify ideological crackdowns following recent moves to emphasize the "two hostile state" doctrine, Daily NK...
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N. Korea holds lectures condemning Yoon, S. Korean politics

North Korean officials in North Hamgyong province are holding special lectures analyzing South Korea's political climate and criticizing President Yoon Suk-yeol. The lectures focus...
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Mounting fatigue among N. Korean students over increased indoctrination lectures

North Korean authorities have stepped up ideological indoctrination by increasing mandatory class-consciousness lectures for middle and high school students from monthly to weekly sessions...
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North Korean province cuts market hours for land management work

North Hamgyong province has ordered reduced market hours through November to mobilize merchants and residents for land management projects. A source in the province...
Kim Jong Un and Kim Ju Ae at a chicken factory in 2024.

N. Korea touts modernized poultry farms as symbol of Kim’s leadership

North Korea's Kwangchon Chicken Farm, praised in state propaganda as a beacon of food security, is instead underscoring the disparity between governmental pledges and...

Not a single leaflet: N. Korea orders total blockade of South’s propaganda

North Korean authorities have called for heightened vigilance among security personnel following recent alleged drone incidents over Pyongyang. According to a Daily NK source in...

North Korea orders officials to study new national anthem legislation

North Korea has enacted new legislation governing its national anthem and quickly organized mandatory training sessions for officials on the law. Authorities distributed lecture...

N. Korea orders nationwide study of Kim Jong Un’s rare statement

North Korea has launched a nationwide campaign to study Kim Jong Un's rare personal statement published in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Oct. 11. A...
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N. Korea’s top institutions receive exclusive Kim Jong Un pins without usual fanfare

Major institutions in North Hamgyong province have received pins featuring only North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's image, with notably simplified distribution ceremonies that...
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Sariwon holds constitutional lectures defining South Korea as “hostile state”

North Korean officials in Sariwon attended a lecture on a constitutional amendment officially designating South Korea as a hostile state.  According to a source in...

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