Tag: forced labor
The impact of Kim Jong Un’s order in late 2020 to...
Before North Korea's government passed the "Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Act" in December 2020, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued an order...
Exclusive: False eyelashes sold in China are assembled in North Korea
Various types of false eyelashes assembled in North Korean prisons are being packaged in China and sold online, Daily NK has learned.
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Hyesan detention center inmates forced to make fertilizer in bitter cold
Prisoners at a detention center in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, have been forced to make fertilizer for long hours despite the bitter cold, Daily NK...
Elementary schooler breaks arm while loading garbage truck at school
A third-grade boy at an elementary school in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, got in an accident and broke his arm while being forced to...
Pyongsan Political Prison Camp inmates forced to work in uranium mines
Inmates at Pyongsan Political Prison Camp in North Hwanghae Province are being forced to work in uranium mines, Daily NK has learned.
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Children in N. Korean political prison camps face forced labor and...
Children imprisoned at North Korea’s political prison camps face serious human rights abuses, including forced labor, beatings and other punishments, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea mobilizes orphaned teenagers to work on Pyongyang housing project
Amid efforts to build 50,000 housing units in Pyongyang, North Korean authorities have recently mobilized orphans for construction work in the city's Sopo District....
Pyongyangites suffer from a slew of mobilization and collection orders in...
Since the start of the new year, Pyongyang residents have been suffering from a slew of mobilization orders and government-ordered collection quotas, Daily NK...
N. Korean man arrested after complaining about “volunteering” under duress
A man was recently arrested after he continued complaining about “volunteering” under duress to relocate from the capital Pyongyang to Kwail County, South Hwanghae...
N. Korea punishes curfew breakers in border region with forced labor
North Korea is punishing people who violate the nighttime curfew in regions along the China-North Korea border with forced labor. Facing aggravated military tensions...
