Tag: espionage
N. Korean remittance broker faces espionage charges after scam
A remittance broker in his 50s in Hoeryong was recently arrested by North Korean state security agents on espionage charges, Daily NK has learned.
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Hoeryong harshly cracks down on Chinese cellphone users
North Koreans in Hoeryong are living in fear after the Ministry of State Security's local branch announced severe punishments for using Chinese cellphones. Authorities...
N. Korea conducts sweeping inspections of trading companies
The North Korean authorities have recently begun conducting sweeping inspections of trading companies, Daily NK has learned. The authorities are apparently seeking to establish...
Nampo’s 2021 lockdown led to tragedy for many people
In early 2020, as North Korea implemented a maritime lockdown in response to COVID-19, the port city of Nampo suffered a steep drop in...
Forced repatriations of N. Korean defectors in China continue into this...
Small-scale forced repatriations of North Korean defectors have taken place even after about 200 detectors who were locked up in Chinese prisons were sent...
N. Hamgyong Province security officials given summary of recent meeting with...
Amid reports that a delegation of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) visited the DPRK and discussed technical issues related to strengthening cooperation with...
Former N. Korean defector hunter reflects on her experiences
In September 2018, a woman in her late 30s lay on her side in a safe house of the North Hamgyong Province state security...
