Tag: crackdowns
The impact of N. Korea’s harsh lockdown of Onsong County in...
In the summer of 2022, North Korean authorities imposed a strict lockdown in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, to prevent the spread of the...
N. Korea installed facial recognition devices at major train stations during...
In 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Korean government sought technologies that could help it better track the movements of...
Young N. Koreans find ways to avoid crackdowns on S. Korean...
Despite heavy crackdowns by North Korean authorities on the viewing of South Korean media, young people are finding various ways to continue watching it...
North Korea orders hunt to capture “impure elements” in Russia
North Korean authorities have issued an order calling on North Korean workers in Russia to step up mutual surveillance and "track down internal impure...
Hyesan street vendors struggle to make ends meet despite easing crackdowns
Despite the easing of crackdowns, street food vendors in Hyesan are struggling these days because they make so little money, Daily NK has learned.
"Business...
N. Korea investigates corruption at oil distribution center in Nampo
North Korea's central government recently sent an inspection team to an oil distribution center affiliated with the Nampo Trade Administration Bureau, Daily NK has...
N. Hamgyong Province’s crackdown on generators causes panic
North Hamgyong Province's police agency is requiring people to update their power generator registrations, which has caused panic not only among seafood wholesalers, who...
N. Korea orders Russia-based companies to restrict workers’ contact with S....
The North Korean authorities have ordered its companies in Russia to tightly restrict workers’ contact with South Koreans, Daily NK has learned.
According to a...
N. Korean soldier sent to camp after striking officer who didn’t...
A North Korean soldier was recently sent to a reeducation camp after striking an officer in his unit who did not think the soldier...
Hyesan’s crackdown on street vendors eases
The recently launched crackdown on street vendors in Hyesan has eased recently, Daily NK has learned.
"The authorities have been conducting a special crackdown on...
