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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.

North Korea audits uniform factories amid push for socialist policies

The Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee has launched an inspection of major student uniform and school item factories in Pyongyang and other regions....
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North Korea justifies garbage balloon launches in lectures

North Korea recently launched its ninth trash balloon blitz against the South this year. Pyongyang is now working overtime to convince its own citizens...
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N. Korean agencies join forces to intensify campaign against outside information

North Korea's major law enforcement agencies have been working together recently to develop and strengthen the judicial system, which was an agenda item at...
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Two N. Korean women arrested for talking about S. Korean TV show

Two female workers on a "shock troop" construction crew were arrested by Pyongyang police after an informant said they had talked about a South...
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N. Korean lectures urge rejection of “reactionary culture,” highlight anti-Yoon sentiment in S. Korea

The North Hamgyong Province branch of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League recently held lectures urging local youths to "thoroughly reject reactionary thinking and culture,"...

N. Korean lectures intensify criticism of S. Korean president

Since last month, the North Korean government has been holding lectures to incite hatred against South Korea and the U.S. The speakers also appear...
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Yanggang Province organizes re-education program for party officials

The Yanggang Province Party Committee is organizing a re-education program for all party officials in the province, Daily NK has learned. "The provincial party committee...

Kim Jong Un badges debut in N. Korea

North Korean senior party and government officials received badges depicting Kim Jong Un for the first time, along with a lecture on his greatness,...
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N. Korea mandates war film screenings to bolster patriotism

South Pyongan Province's party committee recently organized screenings of Korean War-era films, requiring viewers to submit written impressions afterward. A source in South Pyongan Province,...
A meeting of women's union members was held in April 2024, as reported by state-run media.

N. Korean women’s union promotes superiority of socialist system

The North Korean Socialist Women's Union of Korea recently held lectures highlighting the supposed superiority of their socialist system, contrasting it with hardships in...

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