Tag: crime
N. Korea cuts re-education camp sentences to reduce death count
A change in re-education camp regulations last year was aimed at reducing the number of deaths in the camps by returning inmates to society...
Inmates in North Korea’s prisons still face dire conditions
Inmates at North Korean prisons are still dealing with poor food and housing conditions, Daily NK has learned.
“The prison population is being supplied with...
N. Korean officials in Sinuiju hold lecture criticizing “female criminals”
Sinuiju officials recently held a lecture calling on people to "step up the struggle against women who commit crimes and treat our present suffering...
Kaesong authorities cover up bike theft due to family connections
Kaesong police officials recently covered up an alleged bicycle theft because a relative of the thief works in the police department, Daily NK has...
N. Korean woman murdered during robbery of harvested crops
In late October, a young woman in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, was killed by an assailant who attacked her as she was carrying harvested crops...
N. Korea’s Second Corps takes action against crimes committed by soldiers
The Second Corps of the Korean People's Army recently issued an urgent order to crackdown on theft and fraud committed by soldiers against ordinary...
North Korean police arrest ten people for drug dealing
The North Korean police pulled off a sting that brought in more than ten people from a nationwide gang of drug dealers, Daily NK...
Five alleged burglars and murderers publicly executed in Chongjin
Five people allegedly involved in burglaries and murders in Chongjin were publicly executed in late August for “causing public disorder and sowing fear," Daily...
N. Korean teenager murders mother after selling off rice for smokes,...
A teenage boy in Yanggang Province's Pungso County recently turned himself in after murdering his own mother, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of...
Chinese police identify N. Korean man as suspect in recent murder
Chinese authorities have identified a North Korean man as a suspect in the recent murder of a Chinese man in Changbai Korean Autonomous County,...
