Tag: crackdowns
Remittances or ruin: N. Korean authorities target defectors’ families for remittance...
State security officers in Hoeryong have intensified pressure on defectors' families, forcing them to confess to receiving illegal remittances. Under relentless intimidation, many families...
N. Korean security officials extort money from defectors’ families
Security officials in North Korea's northern border city of Hoeryong are pressuring families of defectors to confess receiving money from relatives abroad and surrender...
Kim’s tank tour: Military theater or real modernization?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent inspection of an "important" tank factory showcases his ongoing military pageantry, with state media KCNA dutifully reporting...
Empty wallets: North Korean farmers struggle as loan sources dry up
North Korean agricultural officials are scrambling to secure funding for farming supplies as the growing season gets into full swing. However, wealthy North Koreans...
Two faces of Pyongyang: Trendy restaurants and hungry beggars highlight growing...
Homeless beggars have recently begun appearing in greater numbers around Pyongyang's upscale restaurants.
A Daily NK source in Pyongyang reported recently that as children of...
N. Korea cracks down on popular homemade cosmetics
North Korean authorities are intensifying inspections and controls as homemade cosmetics gain popularity over state-manufactured goods.
A source in South Pyongan Province reported that in...
China imports flow to North Korea through strategic border points
North Korea has recently stepped up imports of various supplies from China. The country carefully categorizes goods as sanctioned or non-sanctioned, using different import...
China escalates surveillance of N. Korean defectors with city-level police monitoring
Chinese authorities have intensified surveillance of North Korean defectors attempting to flee to South Korea, with city-level police departments now directly managing these cases.
"Surveillance...
N. Korea tightens control over students abroad with new security measures
North Korea is revising its guidelines for monitoring students studying abroad, with authorities emphasizing the critical importance of controlling overseas scholars.
A source in North...
N. Korean official arrested for erasing defector records in bribery scheme
A residence registration guidance official in Ryanggang province is under investigation by provincial police for allegedly erasing information about defectors from official records.
According to...
