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Two N. Korean defectors in China arrested for talking about going...
Two North Korean defectors who talked to each other about going to South Korea were recently arrested by the Chinese police in Hebei Province,...
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 continues to operate nine re-education camps throughout the country
North Korea continues to operate nine re-education camps, where the number of inmates detained for violating the country's law to "eradicate reactionary thought and...
New report expresses concern about continued sexual violence against North Korean...
North Korean women continue to face sexual violence, including sexual harassment, molestation, and rape, but penalties for sexual offenses have decreased under Kim Jong...
N. Korea’s national police agency hands down 4th quarter production quotas...
North Korea's national police agency recently handed down fourth quarter production quotas to reeducation camps under its administration, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition...
N. Korean political prison camp guards trained to treat inmates as...
Guards at North Korea's political prison camps face no punishments even if they poorly treat the prisoners under their care, Daily NK has learned.
“Soldiers...
N. Korea investigates alleged improper behavior by head of prison camp
North Korean authorities are investigating complaints made about the head of a North Hamgyong Province prison camp who was allegedly involved in a range...
N. Korea hands down mass amnesty decree on Kim Il Sung’s...
North Korea handed down a mass amnesty decree for inmates in the country's myriad of prisons and detention facilities on Apr. 15 - Kim...
