Here’s what little we know about North Korea’s Camp 17
The location of Camp 17, a North Korean camp for political prisoners, is regarded as classified information even within the country, Daily NK has...
Exclusive: False eyelashes sold in China are assembled in North Korea
Various types of false eyelashes assembled in North Korean prisons are being packaged in China and sold online, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea cuts re-education camp sentences to reduce death count
A change in re-education camp regulations last year was aimed at reducing the number of deaths in the camps by returning inmates to society...
Inmates in North Korea’s prisons still face dire conditions
Inmates at North Korean prisons are still dealing with poor food and housing conditions, Daily NK has learned.
“The prison population is being supplied with...
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...
Kim Jong Un reopens political prison camp to house political enemies
A political prison camp originally thought to have been closed has been reopened since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011....
Lifting the veil on how deaths are handled in N. Korea’s political prison camps
The corpses of political prison camp inmates are mutilated, cremated and buried in mass graves, Daily NK has learned. According to a source, the...
N. Korea’s national police agency hands down 4th quarter production quotas to reeducation camps
North Korea's national police agency recently handed down fourth quarter production quotas to reeducation camps under its administration, Daily NK has learned.
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Pyongsan Political Prison Camp inmates forced to work in uranium mines
Inmates at Pyongsan Political Prison Camp in North Hwanghae Province are being forced to work in uranium mines, Daily NK has learned.
“Pyongsan Political Prison...
Children in N. Korean political prison camps face forced labor and other human rights...
Children imprisoned at North Korea’s political prison camps face serious human rights abuses, including forced labor, beatings and other punishments, Daily NK has learned.
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