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Daily NK publishes in-depth reports on North Korea drawing on primary research, surveys, and interviews with people inside the country. Our reports cover forced labor, human rights conditions, women’s rights, access to education, and the inner workings of the North Korean economy — going beyond the daily news cycle to document what life in the DPRK actually looks like.

Kim Jong Un speaks at the Ninth Workers' Party of Korea Congress, Pyongyang, Feb. 19, 2026

North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress: Key takeaways

Daily NK has released a report analyzing North Korea's Ninth Party Congress, examining what the congress reveals about the future direction of Kim Jong...
Window of a Chinese factory where North Koreans work.

Trapped in the net: North Korean workers in Chinese seafood factories

Daily NK has released a comprehensive report examining how North Korean workers dispatched to Chinese seafood processing factories are subjected to systematic forced labor,...
reactionary, crackdowns, guns

Crushing dissent: N. Korea’s anti-reactionary thought law and its effect on daily life

Daily NK has released a comprehensive report examining how North Korea's "Anti-Reactionary Thought Law" is severely restricting citizens' basic rights and daily lives. The...
worker wages

North Korean women speak: New survey reveals the alarming state of women’s rights in...

The women of North Korea were honored and celebrated on Mar. 8, International Women's Day, with various events organized by the government. State media...

A Human Rights Challenge in Access to Education in North Korea: Contradiction Between Laws...

This report, produced in collaboration with Unification Academy, and supported by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), features interviews with North Koreans inside the DPRK...

Special Report: How N. Korea is dealing with its COVID-19 crisis

Daily NK recently put together a special report focused on how North Korea is dealing with its COVID-19 crisis. The report provides a broad...
grasshopper market exchange rate grain

Report: The Creation of the North Korean Market System

Daily NK is proud to announce the release of a comprehensive report on the current state of North Korea’s market economy and the implications...
corruption

Report: North Korea in 2012

Daily NK was at the forefront of reporting on North Korea in 2012, a time of change. The rise of a new leader in...
Market official on patrol in Sunchon, South Pyongan province.

Report: North Korean People Speak

In May, 2011, a team from Daily NK went to China to do some research into the situation on the ground there. During that...

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