Tag: cell phone
Listening in: N. Korea orders transcripts of citizens’ phone calls
North Korea's Ministry of State Security has ordered the compilation of transcripts of recorded public telephone conversations to gauge public sentiment. The directive, which...
Pyongyang escalates crackdown on overseas communication
North Korean authorities have intensified their crackdown on cross-border communications, threatening residents in border regions with reeducation camp sentences for any overseas phone calls....
Freedom dash thwarted: N. Korean defectors arrested in China
A group of North Korean defectors in China has been detained by police while attempting to escape to South Korea, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea imposes strict controls on cell phone use among overseas...
North Korea is tightening cell phone controls on overseas workers as more laborers in Russia use unauthorized devices to access foreign information or plan...
Chinese police demand N. Korean defectors install facial recognition apps
Chinese police in some parts of Liaoning Province have recently stepped up surveillance of North Korean defectors by asking them to send daily selfies,...
In N. Korea’s crackdown on remittance brokers, freedom has a price
North Korea strictly cracks down on remittances, but remittance brokers often secure their release with substantial bribes, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea orders confiscation of all cell phones owned by Russia-based...
The North Korean government has ordered the confiscation of all cell phones owned by workers in Russia, Daily NK has learned. As the North...
Three Pyongsong high schoolers in trouble after sharing nude photos of...
Three male students at a high school in Pyongsong have been expelled for distributing nude or illicit photos of girls at the school taken...
Hoeryong remittance brokers offer services to defector families
Some remittance brokers in Hoeryong have recently approached the families of defectors offering to put them in touch with relatives in South Korea and...
Latest N. Korean phones are expensive but still popular
The latest smartphones in North Korea cost hundreds of dollars, with some models costing nearly USD 1,000. While such prices are a significant burden...
