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.
Speaking on condition...
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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N. Korea uses prisoners as labor force in its contract manufacturing activities
North Korea is using prisoners to provide labor for its contract manufacturing sector as part of efforts to earn foreign currency, Daily NK has...
Five inmates at political prison camp publicly executed for causing a “disturbance”
Five inmates at Susong Concentration Camp (otherwise known as Camp No. 25 in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province) were executed by firing squad in broad...
N. Korean political prison camp guards trained to treat inmates as sub-human
Guards at North Korea's political prison camps face no punishments even if they poorly treat the prisoners under their care, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea halts all family visits at prisons across the country
The North Korean government has instructed prisons around the country to halt all family visits and only accept care packages, Daily NK has learned.
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One N. Korean woman’s experience at a reform through labor camp
Testimony has once again emerged regarding human rights abuses at North Korean reeducation camps, including terrible conditions and long periods of back-breaking labor.
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