Tag: hunger
Unbearable conditions drive N. Korean soldiers to desert regional factory projects
North Korean soldiers assigned to regional factory projects in North Pyongan province are frequently deserting their units due to unbearable working conditions, including malnutrition,...
“How will we survive?”: No potato rations this year in major...
Ryanggang province, North Korea's largest potato-producing region, has completely halted its annual potato distribution to local residents this fall. This is expected to cause...
Mud, sweat, and tears: The hidden face of North Korean flood...
Two months after devastating floods hit North Korea, recovery efforts are still in full swing. Daily NK has obtained images revealing the harsh conditions...
Military theft resurges in N. Korea as food shortages worsen
Amid food shortages, a recent surge in burglaries near military bases in North Korea has been attributed to hungry soldiers robbing civilian homes.
"Soldiers have...
Refused asylum to S. Korea, N. Korean defector dies on the...
As the world lived in fear of COVID-19 in the year 2020, a North Korean (identified here as "A") managed to escape from a...
N. Korean defector families in Yanggang Province face constant surveillance
The families of North Korean defectors are being watched very closely by North Korean state security agents in the rural border region of Yanggang...
S. Hamgyong Province’s rural areas suffer from severe food shortages
Some rural areas of South Hamgyong Province have recently experienced severe food shortages. With little sign of improvement, people are even taking their own...
Behind N. Korea’s lockdown of Kaesong in July 2020
In July 2020, Kaesong was put on lockdown when a North Korean defector crossed the inter-Korean border amid the COVID pandemic.
According to media reports,...
Rodong Sinmun editorial rubs some N. Korean women the wrong way
Some North Korean women have been expressing their discontent with an editorial that ran in the Rodong Sinmun on International Women’s Day (Mar. 8)...
North Korea’s cruel response to the spread of COVID-19
One day in August 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the world, a fever of unknown origin began to sweep through the dwellings...
