Tag: ideology

Revealed: N. Korea’s 2020 law to shield young people from ‘foreign...

Daily NK has acquired the full text of North Korea’s Juvenile Crime Prevention Law, which the North Korean regime enacted to prevent information from...

North Korea’s 2022 public reporting law revealed in full

Daily NK has acquired the full text of the Public Reporting System Law, which was revised by North Korea's government in 2022. The revised law...

Fear grips currency earning sites as inspectors begin sweeping probe

State security agents launched a probe of foreign currency earning centers in North Pyongan province on Nov. 4, sparking anxiety among workers there. While these...

N. Korean officials ordered to enforce “two hostile states” doctrine in...

North Korea has ordered propaganda officials in Pyongyang to intensify ideological crackdowns following recent moves to emphasize the "two hostile state" doctrine, Daily NK...

Investigation: North Korea extends three repressive laws to workers abroad

North Korea is strictly enforcing three recently enacted laws on its citizens working abroad: the Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Law, the Youth Education...

Forbidden melodies: Two young North Korean K-pop listeners sent to prison

In early September, two 15-year-old North Korean boys were sent to a political prison camp for listening to K-pop, according to a source in...

N. Korean police chief ousted over daughter’s K-drama scandal

The Hoeryong police chief was recently demoted and transferred after his daughter was caught watching South Korean dramas, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition...

Smile at your peril: N. Korea assesses ideological weaknesses of Olympics...

North Korean athletes who competed in the Paris Summer Olympics are being scrutinized for any ideological shortcomings in Pyongyang, Daily NK has learned. Speaking anonymously,...

Snapshots from North Korea: July 29-August 2, 2024

Mother reports daughter for watching S. Korean media, shocking N. Korean workers Three female workers in their 20s from the Sinyang Export Clothing Factory in...

N. Korean youth secretly learn tech skills to access outside world

Despite strict controls, young North Koreans are increasingly seeking computer and information technology skills, driven by curiosity about the outside world. A source in North...

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