Tag: crackdowns
North Korea cracks down on youths using South Korean-style word for...
Authorities in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, summoned three young people to a provincial youth league office this month over their use of the South...
N. Korea quietly buries deadly gas station explosion
An explosion at a gas station in Sinuiju, North Korea, killed more than 20 people in early June 2026. A source says authorities are...
Rising prices drive North Korean women toward prostitution
More women in parts of North Korea are turning to prostitution to survive amid worsening economic hardship. Police have tried posing as clients to...
N. Korea locks down villages near uranium plant over mystery illness
North Korean authorities have sealed off a cluster of villages near a uranium refining plant in North Hwanghae province. The lockdown follows an outbreak...
North Korea targets university students in media crackdown
North Korea's state youth organization has ordered a special crackdown on banned foreign media. It has named university students as the "primary target," a...
Wealthy North Korean youth hide old players to dodge crackdowns
Young North Koreans from wealthy families are deliberately buying old, worn-out video players instead of newer models. They can easily afford better devices. Instead,...
Guilt over watching K-drama leads to arrest in Pyongsong
North Korean authorities arrested two young men in Pyongsong, South Pyongan province, in 2026. Their crime was watching K-drama, the South Korean dramas widely...
North Korea steps up surveillance to erase belief the two Koreas...
North Korea's Ministry of Social Security has ordered tighter surveillance of North Korean people. The goal is to root out the lingering belief that...
North Korea orders DVD player owners to register devices
North Korea is now requiring DVD player owners to register their devices with state-run service centers. A Daily NK source said the move is...
New tag rule tightens grip on N. Korea markets
North Korean market authorities in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, have begun requiring merchants to publicly display "item inspection tags" listing a product's origin and...
