Tag: malnutrition
North Korea tackles malnutrition crisis among displaced in Pyongyang
North Korean authorities have launched initiatives to combat malnutrition among displaced people in Pyongyang, amid concerns about their deteriorating health. The directive, issued by...
Snapshots from North Korea: August 26-30, 2024
North Korean prison inmates forced into grueling flood recovery work
Inmates at Seongan Correctional Facility in North Korea's Jagang province are being forced to work...
Floods ravage N. Korean border city, elderly man dies in tent...
Yanggang Province's city of Hyesan has been hit hard by recent monsoon rains, causing widespread flooding and damage to homes.
On Wednesday, a Daily NK...
Shattered Dreams: The tragic journey of North Korean defectors in China
COVID-19 completely changed the fate of Eun-hye (pseudonym), a North Korean defector in her 30s who was living quietly as the wife of a...
One N. Korean worker’s tale of exploitation and desperation in China
In the fall of 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Chinese middle manager approached Yong-hee (pseudonym), a North Korean worker in...
The story of one N. Korean woman’s tragic death in a...
One day in early 2019, a public trial took place in front of the Provincial Performing Troupe Plaza in North Pyongan Province.
That day, five...
Kaechon prison camp works its inmates to death
The North Korean authorities keep men and women serving life sentences in the Hamhung and Kaechon concentration camps in separate quarters in accordance with...
Why are N. Korea’s agricultural areas seeing a rising mortality rate?
The mortality rate in North Korea's agricultural areas is more than three times than that in urban areas, according to a source inside the...
N. Koreans scoff at government’s propaganda about childcare programs
North Korea continues to spread propaganda about the ruling party's childcare programs, including the distribution of free dairy products to children. Recently, the party...
N. Korea’s rural areas suffer from high rates of infant mortality
The infant mortality rate in North Korea's rural areas is higher than in the country's cities, a source in the country told Daily NK...
