Tag: crackdowns
N. Hamgyong Province launches massive crackdown on petroleum sellers
Prosecutors’ offices in North Hamgyong Province have recently launched a “mopping up operation” against private merchants selling petroleum products such as gasoline or diesel.
A...
N. Korean authorities crackdown on homemade alcohol production
North Korean authorities recently launched a crackdown on "homemade" alcohol production in food processing companies and among "individual manufacturers." The crackdown reportedly aims to...
N. Korean authorities step up efforts to stop smuggling along Chinese...
North Korean authorities have stepped up efforts to stop smuggling along the Sino-North Korean border recently, Daily NK has learned.
A source in North Korea...
Crackdowns on foreign video content reported in S. Pyongan Province
North Korean authorities in South Pyongan Province have recently conducted crackdowns against people suspected of viewing or disseminating video content made outside of the...
Elderly Ryanggang Province resident pays bribe to escape punishment
An elderly North Korean man living in Ryanggang Province was recently arrested and then released after paying a bribe to a local law enforcement...
N. Korea forms group to battle illegal foreign currency transactions
North Korea has moved to strongly crack down on potential "negative effects" caused by the floating of government bonds last month, including the forming...
N. Korean man killed by relatives after spat over money
A 40-year-old man was killed in Hyesan, Ryanggang Province, after suffering from a severe beating by two of his relatives on Feb. 10.
"A man...
