Tag: criminals
Invisible prison: N. Korean defectors’ families face intensifying surveillance
Surveillance of North Korean defectors' relatives by security agencies is intensifying. One defector's family attempted to travel to the border region for a relative's...
Love in the gulag: The disappearance of Cho Myong-gil
An extraordinary Soviet secret document has recently surfaced in Germany, shedding light on a fascinating figure buried deep within history’s shadows. Titled “An Alphabetical...
Source: N. Korean official’s UN comments on executions were party-authorized
North Korea's acknowledgment of public executions at a U.N. human rights review in Geneva this November was carefully orchestrated. The admission came from Pak...
Kim Jong Un orders review of government standards for executions
Kim Jong Un has issued orders to North Korea's security ministries to establish clearer criteria for both public and private executions. These directives were...
N. Korea’s Decree 1013: Kim’s green light for tougher punishments of...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has approved Decree 1013, a new directive that imposes harsher penalties on repeat offenders, following a proposal from...
Bicycle theft ring leader to get light punishment due to connections
The leader of a gang of bicycle thieves recently arrested by the police in North Hamgyong Province will likely receive a slap on the...
Hyesan police launch manhunt for thief
Hyesan police recently launched a manhunt for a man in his twenties who escaped while being investigated for theft, Daily NK has learned.
After the...
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...
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...
