Tag: ministry of social security
Nine youths in Chongjin face public criticism over foreign videos
North Korean authorities in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, staged a large scale public criticism session last month targeting nine young people in their 20s...
Personal feud with watch leader triggers Hyesan brewing crackdown
A resident of Hyesan, in North Korea's Ryanggang province, lost their only source of income in 2026 after a neighborhood watch leader reported their...
Travel certificate bribes surge in North Korea as corruption crackdown bites
Bribes for the travel certificates North Koreans need to move between regions have jumped sharply in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, and the government's own...
As smugglers vanish from North Korea’s border, security agents’ lifestyles take...
North Korea's crackdown on smuggling along its border with China has cut off a key source of side income for state security agents who...
North Korea orders top-level border vigilance amid China blood alliance push
The Chinese Embassy in North Korea held a banquet on July 28, 2026. The event marked the 99th anniversary of the founding of the...
Pyongyang busts luxury smuggling ring selling to elite wives
A special task force in Pyongyang has arrested the manager of a foreign currency store and a trade official accused of smuggling luxury brands...
North Korea steps up surveillance to erase belief the two Koreas...
North Korea's Ministry of Social Security has ordered tighter surveillance of North Korean people. The goal is to root out the lingering belief that...
North Korea orders probe into wave of prison deaths
North Korea's Ministry of Social Security has reportedly received a directive to investigate a wave of inmate deaths at correctional facilities nationwide, as authorities...
Family of four found dead in North Korea’s Sakju county amid...
A family of four was found dead in Sakju county, North Pyongan province, in 2026, after reportedly struggling for some time with severe poverty,...
North Korea train corruption scheme exposed after officer dispute
A North Korea train corruption scheme came to light on June 6, 2026, after two security officers clashed over a train compartment built to...
