Tag: crackdowns
North Korea targets housing material theft
North Hamgyong province's party committee has launched a targeted inspection campaign in 2026 to root out the concealment of construction materials and illicit wealth...
North Korea orders probe into wave of prison deaths
North Korea's Ministry of Social Security has reportedly received a directive to investigate a wave of inmate deaths at correctional facilities nationwide, as authorities...
Children of top Pyongyang scientists detained for reading banned novels
Three teenage children of some of North Korea's most privileged scientists were arrested in Pyongyang in 2026 after being caught secretly reading banned South...
North Korea bans mobile phones for children under 14
North Korea's South Pyongan province issued a sweeping ban on mobile phone possession by children under 14 in June 2026, threatening parents and teachers...
North Korea student punished for birthday party, parents and teacher hauled...
A high school student in Hamhung city, South Hamgyong province, was subjected to a public criticism session in June 2026 after inviting classmates home...
North Korea ramps up phone surveillance, stoking fear among traders
North Korean authorities in North Pyongan province have sharply intensified phone surveillance in 2026, intercepting both landline and mobile calls to crack down on...
Sinuiju unlicensed lodging crackdown drives travelers to state guesthouses
North Korean authorities intensified a crackdown on unlicensed home lodging operations near the border in 2026, threatening expulsion for repeat offenders and pushing travelers...
North Korea intensifies Chinese mobile phone crackdown ahead of half-year performance...
Security agents in North Korea's border regions have intensified efforts to catch people using Chinese mobile phones, enlisting ordinary citizens alongside informants to monitor...
North Korea tightens ideological grip on border areas ahead of China...
North Korea issued coordinated directives to party organizations, mass worker groups, and security agencies in border areas in June 2026, ordering them to tighten...
North Korea police caught singing banned songs and using slang, authorities...
North Korean authorities have launched a discipline crackdown on police officers caught singing songs of unknown or unauthorized origin and using crude slang, after...
