Tag: crime
N. Korea launches crackdown on currency smuggling
North Korea's Ryanggang province has launched extensive undercover inspections targeting illegal foreign currency operations and cross-border smuggling networks.
"The provincial party committee has brandished the...
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...
Body of young girl found in N. Korean mountains, officials investigate
A body of what appears to be a preteen girl was discovered on a hillside in Yeonsan county, North Hwanghae province, prompting an investigation...
Hunger drives N. Korean veterans to theft as support system fails
The Jagang provincial police are responding swiftly to poverty-related crimes committed by recently discharged military officers and have reported the matter to the provincial...
Behind the cold exile: How N. Korea punishes ‘hostile class’ citizens
Recent reports indicate that the North Korean Workers' Party continues its harsh discrimination against citizens who hold views different from the regime.
According to a...
N. Korea executes officials after agricultural inspection scandal sparks public outrage
North Korean authorities have carried out public executions of approximately ten officials involved in what the regime termed "mega crimes" in Jagang province's Usi...
N. Koreans dismiss Kim Jong Un’s latest anti-corruption drive as theater
North Korea is cracking down on corrupt provincial officials, but many people don't believe it is having much effect.
Multiple sources in North Korea told...
N. Korea executes young woman in public display meant to deter...
A young North Korean woman was publicly executed by firing squad in late January in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, following her conviction for murder,...
N. Korean professor arrested for running drug ring with students
A professor at Hamhung University of Pharmacology was arrested in December for manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine, with investigators discovering he had used students to...
N. Korean university’s year-end purge: From foreign songs to USB drives
North Korea's University of Technology of Songrim conducted a campus-wide review last month of violations against the country's anti-reactionary thought law, Daily NK has...
