Tag: crackdowns
“More farmers than fighters”: How agricultural work is undermining N. Korea’s...
There are concerns that North Korean soldiers' fighting strength and discipline are weakening as they spend more time farming than training.
A military source told...
China continues crackdown on N. Korean workers despite signs of warming...
Signs of improving North Korea-China relations have emerged, including the restart of Chinese group tours to the North. However, Beijing's ongoing crackdown on North...
N. Korea tightens central control over executions with new supreme court...
North Korea's highest court has tightened its grip on execution procedures as part of a broader campaign to assert central control over the legal...
Bribe-taking officer arrested after years of exploiting position in Kangwon province
A North Korean official in charge of policing anti-socialist and non-socialist behavior in Kosong county, Kangwon province, was arrested for corruption.
A source in the...
N. Korea tightens ideological control on nuclear researchers after executions
North Korea recently held a closed-door meeting to tighten ideological controls on nuclear researchers, following the execution of several key scientists working on nuclear...
Fatal hit-and-run in Anju sparks public anger over police inaction
Police in Anju, North Pyongan province, are facing public outrage over their tepid investigation of a fatal hit-and-run, Daily NK has learned.
A woman in...
N. Korea’s anti-corruption drive paralyzes restaurant industry
North Korea's Central Committee has dispatched inspectors nationwide to investigate official corruption in the restaurant industry following a recent secretariat meeting, Daily NK has...
N. Korea orders surprise amnesty for Kim Yo Jong children rumors
Rumors remain rife in North Korea after the country’s media late last year disclosed images of children presumed to be those of Deputy Department...
N. Korea threatens treason charges to silence rumors of captured soldiers
North Korean authorities have launched a harsh crackdown to suppress rumors about their troops being captured in Ukraine, Daily NK has learned.
A military source...
N. Korean woman caught with defector remittance, freed after paying double...
A woman in North Korea's North Hamgyong province was caught accepting remittance money from relatives who had defected, but managed to secure her release...
